Ani Badalyan, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, said that Nagorno-Karabakh is facing a humanitarian crisis with the Lachin corridor being blocked by Azerbaijan. He pointed out on his Twitter account that there are water and fuel problems in the region.
“In the context of the acute humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh during the summer, people are experiencing water shortages. Badalyan said that the pumps were operating at half capacity due to the lack of fuel.
At the end of September 2020, fighting resumed in Nagorno-Karabakh, which became a continuation of the conflict that started in 1988. The new conflict lasted for about six weeks, resulting in civilian casualties and the loss of about two-thirds of the territory of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (DRC). After several ceasefire attempts, the heads of state of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan adopted a joint declaration on the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, effective November 10. In accordance with the agreements, Russian peacekeepers were sent to the Karabakh region.
In 2023, Azerbaijan and Armenia stepped up their efforts to sign a peace agreement. In particular, they agreed on mutual recognition of each other’s territorial integrity, that is, Yerevan officially agreed to accept Karabakh as part of the territory of Azerbaijan. At the same time, Armenia noted that the parties still lack mutual understanding on a number of important issues. Yerevan specifically calls on Baku to start a dialogue with the NKR and accuses Azerbaijan of blockading the Lachin corridor, which is the only road connecting the region to Armenia.
formerly Pashinyan accused It desires to surrender Karabakh in six months.