FAON: Federation of Armenian Organisations in The Netherlands
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands: “Azerbaijan has completely blocked the Lachin Corridor.”
The Hague, 13 July 2023 – The Federation of Armenian Organisations of the Netherlands informs that in a letter sent to the Parliament, Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra presented information about the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council held on June 26, where the blockade of the Lachin Corridor and the deepening of humanitarian crisis in Artsakh were also discussed.
In this regard, EU High Representative Josep Borrell informed the foreign ministers of the EU countries that Azerbaijan has completely blocked the Lachin Corridor, which threatens to deepen the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh.
According to the Foreign Minister, speaking on behalf of the Netherlands, he expressed deep concern about the blockade and urged the EU to continue negotiations with Azerbaijan to implement the order of the International Court of Justice and guarantee the free movement of people and goods along the corridor.
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