The army of the Russian Federation is obliged to control the Lachin corridor in Karabakh, but it does not do this and the road is blocked by the representatives of Azerbaijan. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that this is why the food crisis started in the region.
The corridor was blocked by Azerbaijan because the Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh did not fulfill their obligations to control the Lachin corridor, which the Russian Federation assumed. There was a shortage of food in the area. According to the news of “Armenpress”, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan expressed this at a government meeting on Thursday, December 22nd.
The publication, quoting the head of the Armenian government, said, “The obligation set in the triple declaration, namely to control the Lachin corridor, is not fulfilled by the peacekeeping troops of the Russian Federation.”
Pashinyan noted that the closure of the corridor was primarily due to the actions of Azerbaijan, “but this does not change the situation, because the main purpose of the peacekeeping troops of the Russian Federation is to prevent such unlawfulness, and especially the Lachin corridor is under control.”
The Armenian Prime Minister added that there is a shortage of food and some basic necessities due to the closure of the corridor in Karabakh. Pashinyan also said that he has sent peace agreement proposals to Azerbaijan and is ready to sign in this form.
The Lachin corridor is the only road connecting Karabakh to Armenia. On December 12, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that a group of Azeris, who self-identified as eco-activists, blocked the way, saying they were trying to stop the exploitation of the region’s natural resources. They demanded that the Azerbaijani authorities be allowed to enter the mine in Karabakh.
Recall that Yerevan hopes to conclude a peace agreement with Azerbaijan by the end of 2022. Representatives of the Armenian side believe that, according to the future agreement, the demarcation of the border should be done within the borders from 1991 onwards.
We also wrote that in November there were protests against the arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian politician Alexander Lukashenko in Yerevan. For this reason, the Russian State Duma described Armenia as an “illegal” and “anti-Russian” country.
Source: Focus
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