YEREVAN, DECEMBER 17, ARMENPRESS. Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House, Congresswoman Katherine Clark highlights need for holding Azerbaijan accountable for blocking the Lachin Corridor, the only road connecting Artsakh with the outside world.

“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 heat is not restored. We must help secure peace and hold Azerbaijan accountable”, Katherine Clark said.

Since December 12, Azerbaijan has blocked the Lachin Corridor, the only road connecting Nagorno Karabakh with Armenia and the outside world. Azerbaijan has also cut off the gas supply to Artsakh since December 13, but restored it only on December 16.