The US congressional delegation headed by Senator Gary Peters arrived in Armenia and visited the Syunik Region on September 23. Syunik Region Governor Robert Ghukasyan welcomed them in Goris. At the meeting held in the “Mirhav” hotel complex, where the Head of the Goris Community, Arush Arushanyan, also participated, the Governor presented the situation to the congressmen, and the security and humanitarian challenges facing Armenia and Artsakh were also discussed.
Ghukasyan also accompanied the Congress members to Kornidzor, where the trucks intended for Artsakh with humanitarian aid are still parked. The US senators made sure that the Lachine Corridor was still closed. “I think there is a need for international awareness. People are in a panic.
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The world should know what is happening there. We hear from the government of Azerbaijan that there is no need to worry, and if that statement is true, it means that international observers can enter to get to know the situation on the spot,” he said in a briefing with journalists. Peters also met with those Artsakh residents in Syunik who could not reach their families and relatives due to the closed road.
“They have been suffering for months because of the blockade. Even now, they are worried about their relatives. There is a shortage of food, medical supplies, and fuel. The situation is dire,” said Gary Peters, assuring that he will tell his American colleagues about what he saw.
“We must make efforts for the entry of international observers to Nagorno Karabakh and see what is happening, and help so that the residents of Nagorno Karabakh receive respect and dignified treatment,” said the Senator.
Congress members also visited the humanitarian center of Kornidzor. Here, the Governor’s staff of Syunik is ready to receive our compatriots moving from Artsakh.
Armen DAVTYAN
