The European Union has been following with serious concern the various developments around the Lachin corridor since the beginning of December.
The demonstrators gathered at the EU office and the French and Russian embassies to voice their concerns and handed protest letters to representatives of these bodies.
The Artsakh government reports that Azerbaijan has cut the natural gas supply to the country, labelling the move “humanitarian and economic terrorism”.
On December 12, a group of Azerbaijanis launched a demonstration on the road near the town of Shushi, now under Azerbaijani control.
Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, against the backdrop of the continued closure of the only roadway linking Karabakh with the outside world, said Armenians in Karabakh will persevere and not panic.
U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price, during a December 12 press briefing, said Washington is aware of the recent blocking of the sole roadway linking Armenia and Artsakh and is working to de-escalate tensions in the region.
Armenians in Artsakh, scheduled to be transferred to Armenia for emergency medical care, are stuck in Stepanakert because the only roadway to Armenia has been closed for the past day.
Josep Borrell, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy yesterday announced that the mission will be withdrawn when its mandate ends on December 19.
A group of Azerbaijanis, claiming to be environment activists, continue to block the Goris-Stepanakert highway, the only land link between Armenia and Artsakh.
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