At the March 25 sitting of the Security Council chaired by President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan, a decision was made to address an official letter to President of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Security Council Vladimir Putin, proceeding from the military-political situation in the Artsakh Republic and the provisions of the trilateral statement of November 9, 2020.
The letter, first of all, referred to the fact that since the day of the deployment of Russian peacekeeping troops in Artsakh, in general, the military staff has acted with high efficiency and fulfilled the tasks set. Many problems created by the military-political leadership of Azerbaijan were resolved with the direct, rapid and effective involvement of the contingent, due to which Artsakh started to overcome the consequences of the war. However, since March 8, 2022, the Azerbaijani side has been carrying out humanitarian, psychological and then military aggression with great intensity.
The letter details the aggressive actions of Azerbaijan launched against the civilian population of Artsakh since the beginning of March, including the military invasion of the village of Parukh and the adjacent areas, and presents a number of proposals.
“The Security Council of the Artsakh Republic has decided to address to you, asking you to take measures to comply with the provisions of the Statement adopted on November 9, 2020 by the Azerbaijani leadership. The people of Artsakh need security conditions to live in our historical land and to heal the wounds of war. However, as was presented, Azerbaijan’s offensive actions do not allow a peaceful daily life, so we believe that additional security measures are needed.
Thereof, we consider that the current number of peacekeeping personnel and technical means provided by the provisions of the Statement is insufficient for the full implementation of the peacekeeping mission in Artsakh, taking into account the nature of the growing and expanding military aspirations of Azerbaijan. We ask you, in addition to curbing the current aggression of Azerbaijan and returning the Azerbaijani armed forces to their original positions, to review the current number of Russian peacekeepers and technical means serving them and, accordingly, increase the quantity of the military personnel and military equipment.
It should be added that the Artsakh authorities have established constructive working relations with the peacekeeping troops, and we are ready to provide the staff of the contingent with the necessary living conditions. The construction works to be carried out for that purpose have already commenced.
With respect,
President of the Artsakh Republic,
Chairman of the Security Council of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan
