Armenia calls for strong int’l engagement to address ‘existential challenges’ facing Nagorno Karabakh

YEREVAN, JUNE 21, ARMENPRESS. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia has once again called for strong international engagement to address the “existential challenges” facing the people of Nagorno Karabakh amid the policy of ethnic cleansing by Azerbaijan.

The Armenian Foreign Ministry posted a statement on World Refugee Day on June 21.

“On World Refugee Day we once again draw attention of international community to policy of ethnic cleansing of Azerbaijan which left thousands of Armenians forcibly displaced from Azerbaijani towns of Sumgait, Baku, Kirovabad as well as from Nagorno Karabakh territories under Azerbaijani control. Today we also reiterate our call for effective steps to prevent similar policies & for strong international engagement to address current existential challenges for people of Nagorno Karabakh, including issues of their rights & security as well as ongoing illegal blockade of Lachin Corridor,” the foreign ministry tweeted.