Since April 29, with the mediation of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the transportation of patients from Artsakh to medical institutions of the Republic of Armenia, as well as the supply of medicines to Artsakh, has stopped. Therefore, the satisfaction with medicines in the inpatient department of medical institutions has reached about 50 percent, and in the outpatient department-about 30 percent.
However, thanks to the resumption of medicine supplies in recent days, the problem has been temporarily resolved, and it is now possible to partially resume planned interventions.
The National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh calls on all Armenians not to allow the current RA authorities to take part in the ceding of the parts of the motherland Armenia – the Republic of Artsakh and the sovereign territories of the Republic of Armenia – to Azerbaijan as enclave. This will inevitably lead to the loss of the Armenian statehood.
Artsakh has been under siege for 163 days.
After Azerbaijan installed an illegal checkpoint on 23 April on the border with Armenia on the highway connecting Artsakh to Armenia, the communities of Hin Shen, Mets Shen, Lisagor and Yeghtsahogh of Berdadzor sub-district of Shushi region were under a bilateral blockade, deprived of all possibilities of communication with the rest of Artsakh and Armenia. Due to the Azerbaijani obstacles, all kinds of humanitarian supplies to the residents of those villages were also stopped.
On 22 February, the International Court published the decision regarding the request submitted by Armenia and stated: “Since 12 December, the connection through the Lachin Corridor has been disrupted, the supply of food, medicine and other necessary goods to Nagorno Karabakh has been hindered, which can cause irreparable damage.
“The Court considers that it is necessary to apply a temporary measure and court records that Azerbaijan is obliged to take the measures that depend on it to ensure the uninterrupted movement of people and goods in both directions through the Lachin Corridor.”
It was noted that the court’s decision came into force from the moment of its publication.
However, the fact is that the road is still closed. The cases of violation of the ceasefire regime by Azerbaijan have increased; this is confirmed by the reports of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Due to the lack of international pressure on Azerbaijan, the Armenians of Artsakh are facing a humanitarian disaster. The appeals of the international community have been ignored by the leadership of Azerbaijan until now.
Fundamental human rights have been violated for 163 days, and international organizations and states are silent.
Due to the terrorist behavior of the Azerbaijani side, the villages of Shushi region are completely cut off from the capital of Artsakh and other settlements.
It should be noted that the Governing Board of the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia also made a statement. “This blockade, under the guise of environmentalism, pursues the realization of the corrupt ambitions of the despotic leadership of Azerbaijan to seize the most important assets of Artsakh’s economy.”
