To tell the truth, when it became known that Armenia appealed to the UN Security Council regarding the blockade of Artsakh, I wanted to warn that it is not worth showing excessive enthusiasm on that issue. But then I thought it is not excluded purely theoretically that a miracle will happen and the Security Council will make at least a statement demanding Azerbaijan to open the Lachin Corridor.
But a miracle didn’t happen, and everything was limited to talk. Yes, those conversations typically included calls to open the corridor. But I think it is clear to everyone: “favorable speeches” are one thing, and a document, even a statement, is another. However, even if there were a document or even a resolution without mechanisms to implement good wishes, again, although the discussion results could not be considered effective, there would be some basis for further diplomatic action.
Let’s note that Azerbaijan received some support from Russia against a generally “positive” background for us, whose representative spoke of “realistic compromises,” proposing to open a parallel corridor through Aghdam and Lachin.
Naturally, the Russian diplomat knows what the entry of Azerbaijanis into Artsakh means and understands that it will not be “humane.”
Read also
But the main reason for the ineffectiveness of the discussion of the UN Security Council is the position of Armenia, or rather, the statements of the Prime Minister of Armenia that he recognizes the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, including Artsakh, and therefore, including the Lachine Corridor. Although these are only verbal statements, they block any political discussion of the issue, making it a purely humanitarian, roughly speaking, “food” issue. In this case, the international players have no choice but to urge Azerbaijan to show “humanism” towards “its citizens” as much as possible.
In 1915-22, many “pro-Armenian” statements were also made.
Aram ABRAHAMYAN
