Artsakh state minister refutes reports on delivery of non-essential  goods to Artsakh 

ArmInfo. The information claiming that non-essential goods have allegedly been delivered to Artsakh as part of the humanitarian cargo is absolutely false, Artsakh State  Minister Gurgen Nersisyan wrote in a Facebook message. 

The State Minister noted that Artsakh is going through rather  difficult times today. The government is constantly working to  mitigate the problems faced by the population. Much of this work is  being done quietly and inconspicuously, and there are a number of  issues that, for obvious reasons, cannot be discussed publicly. This  work is being carried out in the presence of many systemic, personnel  and human problems, which are practically not mentioned, he noted.

"But even in these conditions, there are people who engage in idle  talk, their main occupation is to sow hatred and enmity towards the  state and state bodies, completely unaware of state administration  and the deep picture of the current situation, the diversity and  number of problems, in order to gain false authority, they are  constantly irresponsible and baselessly criticize the state, use the  feelings of overstressed citizens and try to use them for personal or  group interests," Mr Nersisyan said.

Nevertheless, the state minister makes a number of statements, which,  in his opinion, are of great importance in the current situation.  Thus, during the blockade, along with taking care of the needs of the  120,000 population of Artsakh, thanks to the storage of various  products, the government was able to organize both spring sowing in  volumes exceeding previous years, and a certain harvest. In addition,  today citizens have the opportunity to receive a minimum amount of  food, fruits and vegetables.

It is noted that long lines for bread and other products are caused  by a shortage of the product, which is mainly caused by the spread of  false information and the creation of panic among the population.

"The government has provided and will continue to provide fuel only  for the work of harvesting and organizing the internal life of the  country. Fuel has not been provided to anyone and will not be  provided for any other purposes," he noted.

According to the state minister, "the information circulating from  time to time that during the blockade of humanitarian goods in  Artsakh allegedly delivered non-essential food is clearly false."  "Moreover, the government and I were the only ones who fought against  cases of delivery of such goods to Artsakh through corruption," he  stated. 

Mr Nersisyan calls for refraining from attempts to subjectively use  public emotions in the current situation.  "The weakening of the  foundations of the state and statehood in Artsakh, or steps towards  this, is nothing but, to put it mildly, a stab in the back, and such  phenomena are unacceptable. I call on state bodies and officials to  draw conclusions from objective criticism, but never indulge in  gossip and emotions," he wrote.