The situation in Artsakh has long crossed the border of the understanding of a humanitarian disaster and today we are witnessing the genocidal policy of Azerbaijan.

Araik Harutyunyan, the President of Artsakh, said this in an interview with Artsakh Public Television.

“If we were to formulate it, Artsakh is a big concentration camp where Azerbaijan is carrying out genocide. It is no coincidence that a few days ago I turned to the former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno Ocampo requesting an expert opinion. Now we already have a preliminary conclusion that this is genocide,” the Head of the country said.

Referring to the current difficult situation, the President first emphasized the serious lack of medicines in the healthcare system, detailing that there is already a shortage of life-saving medicines in pharmacies and soon there will be none at all.

“The increase in complications and deaths of various chronic diseases continues. For example, the number of deaths from diseases of the circulatory system increased almost twice in the first half of the year. Especially vulnerable are pregnant women, children, people with chronic diseases, whose health condition worsens due to malnutrition, stress and other reasons,” the Head of the Republic presented.

Speaking about the issue of food and other products, A.Harutyunyan reminded that a few days ago the Republic of Artsakh declared a disaster zone, expecting that the international community would provide humanitarian support, as it does for everyone in the event of a disaster. Armenia was the first to respond to that statement and the convoy of vehicles with humanitarian cargo has been standing near the Hakari bridge for days, while Azerbaijan prohibits the import of these goods, basic food items to the Republic of Artsakh.

According to President Harutyunyan, tens of thousands of people who have lost their source of income should be compensated. In addition, it will take decades to further restore the economy destroyed by the blockade. “In other words, we are really witnessing the genocide and we are planning steps in that regard,” the President summed up.