Pashinyan urges int’l community to take action amid high risk of destabilization in South Caucasus

YEREVAN, JUNE 28, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has called on the international community to take action to protect the rights and security of the people of Nagorno Karabakh amid a high risk of destabilization in the region.

“Urging international community to take practical steps to ensure rights & security of Nagorno Karabakh people. Meanwhile Lachin Corridor remains illegally blocked, tonight as result of Azerbaijani attack with use of UAVs there are 4 casualties. High risk of destabilization in South Caucasus,” Pashinyan tweeted Wednesday, hours after an Azeri attack in Nagorno Karabakh killed four troops.

Azerbaijani forces bombarded Nagorno Karabakh military positions with artillery and drone strikes in the early hours of June 28.

Lachin Corridor, the only road linking Nagorno Karabakh to Armenia, has been blocked by Azerbaijan since 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 so far ignored the order. Furthermore, Azerbaijan then illegally installed a checkpoint on Lachin Corridor.