Taking into account the ongoing information manipulation by Azerbaijan regarding the supposedly free movement of Artsakh citizens at the checkpoint on the Artsakh-Armenia border (Lachin Corridor), we inform you that Azerbaijan continues to blockade Artsakh and causes obstacles and threats to the uninterrupted movement of Artsakh citizens, vehicles and cargo.

The existence of the Azerbaijani checkpoint and the closed road in the Shushi area are the biggest obstacles and dangers that violate the 2020. the provisions of the tripartite declaration of November 9 and the decision of the UN International Court of Justice.

As for the case exploited by the Azerbaijani media, these people are residents of four communities of the Shushi region under bilateral blockade, who stayed in Goris due to the installation of a checkpoint and were returning to their place of residence with the support of Russian peacekeepers, and were unexpectedly stopped by Azerbaijani officers. All efforts of the Azerbaijani side to maintain the illegal checkpoint and to control and obstruct the movement of Artsakh citizens, vehicles and cargo in any way are unacceptable.

Therefore, we reaffirm that the two-way movement between Artsakh and Armenia is organized exclusively by and accompanied by the Russian peacekeeping troops and the International Committee of the Red Cross to ensure the minimum safety of Artsakh citizens on the way. Persons in need of relocation should apply to the relevant state bodies with the procedures currently in force in order to solve the problem with the mentioned mechanisms.