The sole road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia has been blocked since December 12, 2022, disrupting access to essential goods and services for tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians living there, Human Rights Watch said today.   The blocked road also prevents Nagorno-Karabakh residents from leaving the region; over a thousand people reported to be stranded…

Since December 12, Azerbaijan has been blocking the only road connecting Artsakh to Armenia and the outside world, thereby putting Artsakh under illegal siege and deliberately creating unbearable living conditions for the 120,000 people of Artsakh.   Due to the blockade, the fundamental rights of the people of Artsakh have been violated. People are deprived…

Edmon Marukyan, Ambassador-at-Large of Armenia, referred to the closure of Lachin corridor and setting up illegal customs by Azerbaijani “eco-activitst”.   “”Environmental activists” of Azerbaijan have taken responsibility for checking humanitarian cargo and are preventing the unhindered passage of cargo through the Lachin Corridor. Basically, they have illegally reserved customs duties. This nonsense has to…

A group of human rights organizations issued a collective Genocide Warning for the indigenous Armenian population of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh).   “All 14 risk factors for atrocity crimes identified by the UN Secretary-General’s Office on Genocide Prevention are now present,” the groups wrote.    John Eibner, the president of Christian Solidarity International (CSI), commented on…

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says that Iran is ready to normalize ties with Saudi Arabia and reopen the embassies whenever Riyadh is ready, Mehr reports. Saying that Iran has always welcomed dialogue and cooperation with the countries of the region, the Iranian top diplomat cited, “Our talks with Saudi Arabia will continue on its previous…

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan is chairing a Security Council meeting. In addition to members of the Security Council, the meeting is attended by President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan, Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister’s Office Arayik Harutyunyan, Vice Speaker of Parliament Ruben Rubinyan, Finance Minister Tigran Khachatryan, High Technological…

Eight days Lachin corridor is closed by Azerbaijan, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan wrote on his Twitter. “People of Nagorno-Karabakh are stuck on the roads in the cold, families are finding themselves in different sides of the blockade. Citizens with serious health problems are deprived of medicine and health service,” Pashinyan tweeted.

Iran’s capacity to enrich uranium has more than doubled, the country’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami told lawmakers in Tehran on Saturday, Iran International reports.   Eslami referred to a parliament bill passed in December 2020 that required the government to increase high-level enrichment of uranium, demanding that the United States lift all sanctions. Praising the…

Katherine Clark, a member of the US House of Representatives, referred to the closing of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan in her Twitter microblog. “Azerbaijan’s blockade of Artsakh is a humanitarian crisis in the making. Thousands of Armenian lives — particularly the elderly and children — are at risk if access to food, medicine and…

A powerfully worded U.S. Congressional letter to President Joe Biden, spearheaded by Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), called for decisive U.S. action in response to Azerbaijan’s blockade of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), a bipartisan reaffirmation of demands to stop U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan and restart humanitarian assistance to the Armenians of Artsakh, the Armenian National Committee of…

Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Richard Moore, the head of the secret intelligence service of Great Britain. The interlocutors discussed issues related to the processes taking place in the South Caucasus region. Topics related to regional and international security were also touched upon.  

In a telephone conversation, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu held talks over the latest developments in bilateral ties and important regional issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran reports. Amirabdollahian referred to the good opportunities of ties between Iran and Turkey and welcomed further deepening of relations, especially in…

We are deeply concerned by the interruption of freedom of  movement in the Lachin corridor, causing considerable hardship to the population, the four co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Azerbaijan and Armenia have declared in a joint statement. “Freedom and security of movement of persons and goods must…

A while ago, the European Court made a decision regarding the request to apply interim measures submitted by Armenia yesterday, the Office of the Representative of Armenia on International Legal Matters reports. The court decided to give Azerbaijan time until Monday, December 19, at 4:00 p.m. (French time) to send a response to Armenia’s request,…

US House representative Katie Porter referred to the latest developments in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and the closure of Berdzor (Lachin) corridor by Azerbaijani “eco-activists” and cutting the gas supply by Azerbainan.    “Azerbaijan’s reported blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh threatens to cut off gas to 120,000 Armenians as winter begins. We must hold the Azerbaijani government accountable…

The trilateral statement of 9 November 2020, signed by the leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan, is equally binding for all sides that signed it, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a weekly press briefing, in response to the question that there is an impression among the society in Armenia that the provisions…

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova commented on the close military-technical cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey, especially appointment of Bakhtiyar Ersay, a Turkish General, as an advisor to the Azerbaijani Defense Minister.   Zakharova was asked to comment on the matter at the weekly press briefing of the Russian Foreign Ministry. “Any country has the…

On December 13, the Dutch Parliament accepted the petition submitted by factions of the “Reformed Political Party”, “Christian Union”, “Farmer-Citizen Movement” and Socialist parties, which refers to the closure of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan, the Federation of Armenian Organizations of the Netherlands reports. The petition states that despite the agreements of November 9, 2020, Azerbaijan…

Negotiations between Iran and the secretariat of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on a free trade zone agreement have been completed, the document will be submitted to the parliaments of EAEU countries and Iran, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali told a press conference in Moscow on Wednesday, TASS reports. “I would like to announce…

U.S . Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan French Ambassador to Georgia Diego Colass EU Ambassador to Georgia Pawel Herczynski          Dear ambassadors, it is already the third day that the so-called “Environmentalists” organized by the Azerbaijan authorities have closed the only corridor connecting Armenia with Nagorno-Karabakh, due to which hundreds of thousands…

Iran supports the territorial integrity of countries in the South Caucasus and thinks that any geopolitical change in that region could be dangerous, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said at a press conference at the embassy on Wednesday, TASS reports. “Certainly, the issue of security and stability in the South Caucasus is very important…

Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Co-Chairs Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Gus M. Bilirakis (FL-12), Jackie Speier (CA-14), David G. Valadao (CA-21), and Adam B. Schiff (CA-28) issued the following statement after troubling reports of Azerbaijanis blocking the sole road connecting the people of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) to Armenia and posing huge risks to vulnerable populations:…

Dr. ELISA VON JOEDEN-FORGEY, Co-founder of Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Davit Muradyan discussed Fourth Global Forum Against the Crime of Genocide kicked off in Yerevan and the genocide-prevention issues. 

Edmon Marukyan, Ambassador-at-Large of Armenia referred to the latest developments in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and the closure of Berdzor (Lachin) corridor by Azerbaijani “eco-activists”.    “It’s been day since Azerbaijan blocked Lachin Corridor. The only supply channel for 120,000 people, of which 30,000 kids. Azerbaijan sends a clear signal of ethnic cleansing: a crime against…

Gegham Stepanyan, Ombudsman of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) issued a statement on the recent development in Artsakh) and the closure of Berdzor (Lachin) corridor by Azerbaijani “eco-activists”.   “The people of Artsakh have been under blockade for 24 hours now, cut off from communication with the outside world. The Azerbaijanis closed the Stepanakert-Goris road, which is…

On December 3 and 12, a group of Azerbaijanis closed the humanitarian corridor connecting Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) to Armenia for ‘environmental’ reasons. The operation of the corridor is defined by the clause 6 of the trilateral statement of November 9, 2020. Artsakh’s Human Rights Defender warns of a possible humanitarian crisis. ‘Lurer’ tried to find out…

The consistent actions by Azerbaijan make the concerns more and more materialized that Baku is organizing, preparing genocide in Nagorno-Karabakh, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said in his remarks during the 4th Global Forum against the Crime of Genocide in Yerevan. “In 2021 we witnessed situations when in Nagorno-Karabakh civilians conducting agricultural works were…

The most important tool of the prevention of genocide is dialogue and cooperation, including between Baku and Stepanakert, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said in his remarks during the 4th Global Forum against the Crime of Genocide in Yerevan. “I don’t want us to consider and perceive genocide as something that cannot be avoided…

Turkey and Russia held political consultations in Istanbul on Thursday and Friday, and addressed regional issues as Ankara reiterated its expectation from Moscow on its pledges regarding the withdrawal of PKK/YPG terrorists from Syria, an official statement said on Saturday. Delegations headed by Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal and his Russian counterpart Sergey Vershinin…

The next meeting of the 3+3 regional cooperation platform involving Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia as well as Russia, Turkey and Iran may be held in the next few months, a senior Russian diplomat told TASS. “Work is currently underway to arrange a second 3+3 format meeting. We expect that it will take place in coming…