Is it possible to imagine Nagorno Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan. Armen Gevorgyan at PACE
On the 12th of December, Azerbaijan blocked the only road connecting the Republic of Artsakh to the world. As a result 120,000 Armenians, 30,000 of which are children, have been deprived of their fundamental human rights for more than a month. Fuel, food, and medical supplies are dwindling. Children’s right to education is violated. People with health issues are in a dire state.
Pursuant to Rules 144(5) and 132(4) of the Rules of Procedure replacing the following motions: B9-0075/2023 (Renew) B9-0076/2023 (The Left) B9-0077/2023 (Verts/ALE) B9-0078/2023 (S&D) B9-0081/2023 (ECR) on the humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh (2023/2504(RSP)) Pedro Marques, Marina Kaljurand, Isabel Santos, Robert Hajšel, Evin Incir on behalf of the S&D Group Nathalie Loiseau, Petras […]
Guest: ARAM ORBELYAN, PHD International law specialist, attorney and managing director at Concern Dialog law firm.
Guests: William Bairamian, founder and editor of The Armenite. He has written extensively on Armenian politics, culture, and society. He received degrees in international affairs from Columbia University and UCLA.
In the conditions of the complete blockade of Artsakh, this method of infrastructural intimidation aims to subject the civilian population of Artsakh to additional suffering and create unbearable human conditions in Artsakh.
A few days ago, 168.am asked UNICEF Representative in Armenia, Christine Weigand, what practical steps have been taken to support the children of the Republic of Artsakh, who have been under siege for almost a month.
More than 120,000 people remain trapped in the Republic of Artsakh (or Nagorno-Karabakh) due to Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Lachin corridor, as this crisis enters its 25-th day.
To talk about this, we are joined by Karen Vrtanesyan, a political scientist and social thinker based in Yerevan, Armenia. He is a co-founder of the Armenian Project non-profit organization, which contributes to enhancing Armenian national civil society.
The discussion in the UN Security Council served to influence world public opinion and internationalize the Artsakh issue, thus pressuring Azerbaijan to allow 120,000 Artsakh Armenians to have access to food, medical aid, and travel to Armenia through the Lachin Corridor.
