German Foreign Minister: Displacement of ethnic Armenians from  Nagorno-Karabakh is unacceptable

ArmInfo. Displacement of ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh is unacceptable. This was  stated by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock during an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.

"Azerbaijan has chosen the path of military force. We actively  condemn the attack by Baku and call for a complete cessation of any  hostilities. A lot of people died in just two days, thousands were  forced to left their homes.

We have taken note of reports of a ceasefire, but what is needed now  is a complete cessation of violence.  Azerbaijan bears the  responsibility to fully ensure the protection of the civilian  population, especially children, who live in Nagorno-Karabakh. The  Displacement of ethnic Armenians from Nagorno- Karabakh is  unacceptable.

The territorial integrity and sovereignty of both Armenia and  Azerbaijan should not be questioned," she said.

According to the head of the German Foreign Ministry, it is difficult  to imagine the difficulties and hardships that the residents of  Nagorno-Karabakh endure for months after the Baku authorities simply  closed the Kashatagh (Lachin) corridor, when the shops are empty,  there is no medicine, there is no electricity, no fuel.

"Over the past few weeks, together with many partners, we have worked  very actively to ensure humanitarian access for those in need,  especially for pregnant women,   persons with disabilities. and  elderly people.  And just as there was a glimmer of hope that  humanitarian aid could be delivered to Nagorno-Karabakh, Baku  violated the assurances that no force would be used, which led to  serious suffering for the population, which was already living in  difficult conditions.  The people of Nagorno-Karabakh deserve to live  in conditions of security and protection of rights," Baerbock added.

At the same time, she considered the opening of the Kashatagh  corridor extremely important and not only for humanitarian reasons.

"It is also a cultural and social bridge for ethnic Armenians who  live in Karabakh. Baku and Karabakh Armenians need dialogue.

The people who live in this region need lasting peace between  Azerbaijan and Armenia.  It can only be achieved at the negotiating  table. I strongly urge you to return to negotiations through the  mediation of the European Union.  The men, women and children of  Nagorno-Karabakh and the entire region deserve to live without the  fear that violence may break out, that they may be displaced from  their homes, that they may be deprived of their rights, their  language, their religion. They deserve a peaceful life. No country  should use this situation to destabilize democracy in Armenia,"  summed up the German Foreign Minister.