ArmInfo. The very fact that the issue related to the situation in Artsakh is being discussed in the UN Security Council indicates that it is not closed and is not an internal affair of Azerbaijan. Former state minister of Artsakh, philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan, states.
"This is a problem of the international community, because Azerbaijan is conscientiously pursuing a policy of genocide against the Armenians of Artsakh, which is a crime against humanity," the politician said. According to Vardanyan, another important aspect of yesterday's discussion was that most of the participants stressed that Azerbaijan must fulfill its obligations by lift the blockade of the only corridor connecting Artsakh with Armenia.
The philanthropist pointed to the obviousness that a country that does not fulfill its obligations cannot be trusted with any other country, especially in the matter of concluding a peace treaty.
"On the TV Rain (Dozhd), I had the opportunity to talk about the situation in Artsakh, and also clearly state that this is not only a humanitarian catastrophe. This is a clear policy pursued by Azerbaijan to put pressure on those people who, 35 years ago, using all legal mechanisms, declared that they want to live independently. That is why this issue is not closed and will not be closed, despite all the efforts of Azerbaijan," Vardanyan concluded.
The politician as a whole presented the current situation in Artsakh. He talked about the fact that people are already dying from malnutrition; that the situation is heading towards massive human losses, that Artsakh urgently needs medicines and food; and that against Aliyev, who arranged all this for the sake of achieving some of his political goals, sanctions should be imposed, otherwise it turns out that his actions are encouraged.
It should be noted that an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation around Artsakh was held the night before. It was convened at the suggestion of Armenia. In general, the participants of the meeting emphasized the inadmissibility of the fact of closing the corridor, calling for ensuring both its functioning and the operation of other routes.