By blocking Lachin Corridor Azerbaijan inflicted greater harm on itself than on Armenia and Artsakh, says Speaker
Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan says that by blockading the Lachin Corridor Azerbaijan actually inflicted greater harm on itself politically than on Armenia and Artsakh and now Baku is in a deadlock, ARMENPRESS reports.
Commenting on the world court ruling, the Speaker said that Armenia will maximally make use of this decision in all international organizations.
“We are achieving rather big success internationally and we will continue to work in this direction. I think that the closure of the Lachin corridor inflicted greater harm on Azerbaijan than on Armenia and Artsakh politically. Yes, we suffered, indeed, we are taking it hard, yes, our compatriots are blocked, we have problems. But by my evaluation, politically Azerbaijan has appeared in a deadlock,” Speaker Simonyan said when asked by ARMENPRESS to comment.
Asked whether or not lifting the blockade, fulfilling the world court’s order, could be a precondition in the negotiations, the Speaker reiterated that Armenia does not negotiate over Lachin corridor because a negotiated and signed agreement on the Lachin corridor already exists, i.e., the 9 November 2020 trilateral statement.
The United Nations’ highest court – the International Court of Justice - 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 is blocked by Azerbaijan since 12 December 2022.
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