Armenia has filed a case at the International Court of Justice so that Azerbaijan can open the Lachin corridor in Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan filed a counterclaim.
Armenia has filed a case at the International Court of Justice in The Hague so that Azerbaijan can open the Lachin corridor – the only road connecting Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia’s representative Yeghishe Kirakosyan made a corresponding appeal on Monday, January 30.
“One person died due to lack of access to medical services, and many others may suffer a similar fate. Store shelves are empty, and the population does not have enough to eat. Trade and business are suspended, gas was regularly cut off and electricity cut,” he said. Many international and non-governmental organizations have unsuccessfully tried to resolve the situation, “therefore, appealing to this court is our last hope,” Kirakosyan insisted. Azerbaijan also banned the use of the airport in Karabakh for the delivery of humanitarian cargo to the region.
Armenia hopes that the UN court will consider its claim in an expeditious manner and oblige Azerbaijan to unblock the road. The judiciary in The Hague is expected to make a decision within weeks. The Lachin corridor was blocked on December 12 last year by people with Azerbaijani flags claiming to be environmental activists.
Counter-claim by Azerbaijan
In turn, Azerbaijan applied to the Hague court with a counterclaim. Baku has accused Yerevan of using the Lachin corridor to transport weapons and mines to Karabakh, which is prohibited by the ceasefire agreement. Armenia denies these accusations. The court will consider Azerbaijan’s claim within a separate procedure.
The long-simmering conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh has repeatedly escalated into full-scale conflict. In September 2022 alone, at least 286 people were killed on both sides before a US-brokered ceasefire ended the worst armed clashes since 2020, when Baku and Yerevan waged a six-week full-scale war. He took more than 6500 lives. The Russian-brokered truce has caused Armenia to lose most of the territory it has controlled since the fall of the Soviet Union.
Source: DW
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