Red Cross evacuates 14 patients from blockaded Nagorno Karabakh

YEREVAN, JUNE 30, ARMENPRESS. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has facilitated the transfer of 14 patients together with their attendants from Artsakh to Armenia for treatment, the Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) Ministry of Healthcare reported.

The ICRC plans to transfer 7 other patients together with their attendants – who have completed treatment - back to Artsakh from Armenia on June 30.

The Artsakh healthcare authorities said that 34 children are hospitalized in the Arevik clinic. 3 of them are in neonatal and intensive care. Another 85 patients are hospitalized at the Republican Medical Center. 9 of them are in intensive care, with 7 assessed as critical.

The Lachin Corridor has been blocked by Azerbaijan since 12 December 2022.

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. Azerbaijan has been ignoring the order ever since.

Lachin Corridor is the only road linking Nagorno Karabakh with Armenia and the rest of the world.