Speaker Simonyan calls on UN members with mandate of international security to make Azerbaijan comply with ICJ ruling

YEREVAN, APRIL 24, ARMENPRESS. Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan has called on UN member states having mandate for preservation of international security to take action to make Azerbaijan comply with the International Court of Justice ruling ordering it to reopen Lachin Corridor.

The Speaker issued a statement on Twitter after Azerbaijan installed a checkpoint in Lachin Corridor, in violation of the trilateral statement of 2020.

“The installation of a checkpoint in the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan in the area of responsibility of Russian peacekeeping contingent is totally unacceptable as it is a gross violation of Provision 6 of 9 November 2020 Trilateral statement. We call on Russia to fulfill its obligation by ensuring the withdrawal of Azerbaijani forces from entire security zone of Lachin Corridor and on UN member states having mandate for preservation of international security to take effective steps towards implementation of ICJ decision,” Simonyan tweeted.

The installation of a checkpoint in #LachinCorridor by in the area of responsibility of Peacekeeping contingent is totally unacceptable as it is a gross violation of Provision 6 of 9 November 2020 Trilateral statement.

We call on to fulfill its obligation by ensuring the…

— Alen Simonyan (@alensimonyan) April 23, 2023

The United Nations’ highest court – the International Court of Justice (ICJ) - ordered Azerbaijan on February 22 to “take all steps at its disposal” to ensure unimpeded movement of persons, vehicles and cargo along the Lachin Corridor in both directions. The Lachin Corridor has been blocked by Azerbaijan since 12 December 2022.