On July 28, representatives of diplomatic missions and international structures accredited in the Republic of Armenia, accompanied by RA Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan, visited the vicinity of the Hakari bridge.

RA Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan detailed the situation created by Azerbaijan's illegal blocking of the Lachin Corridor to the diplomats accredited in Armenia and the representatives of international organizations, noting that Azerbaijan is hindering the delivery of essential humanitarian aid to the people of Nagorno Karabakh.

The representatives of the diplomatic corps got acquainted with the situation regarding the cargoes of food and medical urgent humanitarian assistance sent to Nagorno-Karabakh by the decision of the humanitarian crisis working group in Nagorno-Karabakh.

After the visit to the vicinity of the Hakari bridge, RA Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan, Syunik Governor Robert Ghukasyan, Deputy Health Minister Armen Nazaryan, and Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Anna Zhamakochyan met with representatives of the diplomatic corps in Goris. During the meeting, RA Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan noted, in particular. "The real crisis continues to worsen in Nagorno-Karabakh. The 120,000 residents of Nagorno Karabakh have been under a de facto blockade for more than 220 days since December 12. And this is accompanied by severe humanitarian problems on the ground. Electricity and gas supply have been disrupted in NK for several months now, which has caused severe problems on the ground. For a long time now, in Nagorno-Karabakh, there has been a severe shortage of food, a serious shortage of medicine, and all the rights that people should have, continue to be violated.

It is hard to imagine that in such a case, the international community will not unite its efforts to solve the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh. These 7 months have shown that Azerbaijan not only does not listen to the calls of the international community to open the Lachin Corridor but also shows exceptional contempt for the judgments of the UN International Court of Justice of February 22 and July 6, according to which Azerbaijan must provide security for people through the Lachin Corridor. , uninterrupted movement of vehicles and cargo in both directions. Strictly as stipulated by the tripartite statement of November 9, 2020, under which the signature of the President of Azerbaijan is also placed.

The trucks full of humanitarian goods sent by the RA government, which you saw a little while ago, are direct proof that the earlier claims by Azerbaijan that the Lachin Corridor is open have nothing to do with reality. You have also familiarized yourself with the statements made by the leadership of Azerbaijan in recent days, which will be very difficult to consider constructive.

The statements made by the Azerbaijani authorities and the actions we see show that there is a clear tendency for the people living in Nagorno-Karabakh to create conditions incompatible with life, which in turn will lead to ethnic filters. This cannot be acceptable to civilized society in the 21st century, and I hope that everything you have seen here today will be transferred to your capitals. We expect all the means to make appropriate statements and actions, allowing us to unblock and open the Lachine Corridor days before, hours before."