Artsakh has been under siege for 169 days.
The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan spread 2 misinformation during the day. The message of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan that allegedly on May 29, under the guise of agricultural works, engineering works of new fortification structures were carried out in front of the Azerbaijani positions located in the occupied territories of Askeran, Martun, Shushi, Kashatagh and Karvachar regions of the Republic of Artsakh and which were allegedly stopped by the actions of the Azerbaijani army. as a result, it does not correspond to reality.
In addition, the message spread by the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan that allegedly the units of the Defense Forces opened fire in the direction of the Azerbaijani positions located in the occupied territories of the Askeran region of the Republic of Artsakh on the evening of May 28, is another misinformation.
The media and public relations department of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh distributed a comment on the statement of the President of Azerbaijan on May 28. “The statements of the President of Azerbaijan on May 28 once again contained clear threats to the people and authorities of Artsakh, violating the well-known norms of international law and the international obligations undertaken by Azerbaijan.
This time, by demanding the dissolution of the democratically elected bodies of the Artsakh people, the President and the National Assembly, as well as the rest of the state institutions, the leader of Azerbaijan has once again proven that he is ready to continue the policy of ethnic cleansing of the people of Artsakh and the occupation of territories by using force and the threat of force. This is another proof that the people of Artsakh simply cannot live within Azerbaijan, due to the ontological dangers arising from the Armenian-hating and anti-Armenian politics prevailing there.
The people of Artsakh have chosen the path of self-determination, sovereignty and statehood, the pillars of which are the President and the National Assembly. Therefore, we strongly condemn such attacks on the right to self-determination, sovereignty and security of the people of Artsakh, as well as the peace of the region and the threats of the resumption of military operations.
Addressing all the actors of the international community, including the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia, which signed the tripartite statement of 9 November, 2020, as well as all entities interested in peace and stability in the region, we expect their practical and active actions to eliminate the almost six-month blockade of Artsakh and other ongoing harassment, as well as to prevent new crimes by Azerbaijan against the people of Artsakh, including possible military aggression.
The obligation of the international community is also to guarantee the security of the people of Artsakh, which does not pose any threat to international peace and simply seeks to live freely and with dignity in its native land, based on the fundamental norms of international law.
The National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh, as the highest body elected by the people, regardless of repeated threats from Azerbaijan, will continue to implement its main mission of state-building and protection of our rights to live freely.
