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The humanitarian crisis facing Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) has received quite a large international response, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told a cabinet meeting on Thursday.

“Yesterday, a discussion of key importance took place at the UN Security Council on this issue. Different countries and international organizations continue to give a clear assessment of the situation. I want to thank all the countries and international organizations that gave a clear assessment. I also thank those organizations and individuals, professional groups of Armenia and Diaspora who are making efforts to increase the international visibility of the situation created around the Lachin Corridor,” he said.

“We should increase our joint efforts in this direction. The role of the international community in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue should increase significantly. We should actively work towards sending a UN or OSCE or OSCE Minsk Group fact-finding mission to Nagorno-Karabakh and the Lachin Corridor,” Pashinyan added.

He stressed that Azerbaijan continues its attempts to accuse Armenia of failure to fulfill its commitments.

“Such attempts are futile and baseless, and I have touched on this topic many times. In addition, I must say that the Republic of Armenia has submitted its proposals on the peace treaty to Azerbaijan, and we are ready to sign the treaty with that content. I hope Azerbaijan's reaction will be positive as well,” Pashinyan said.

“The Armenian side forwarded to Azerbaijan its proposals related to the further work of the committee on border delimitation and security issues months ago, but we have not received any answer to date. The Republic of Armenia has conveyed to Azerbaijan its proposals regarding the re-opening of regional communications and is ready to go that way for an immediate solution to the issue. The Republic of Armenia forwarded its proposals on guaranteeing border security to Azerbaijan months ago, but we have not received any answer to date. I should also say that these proposals include the solution of the problem of the occupied territories of the Republic of Armenia. Our position remains the same, that Azerbaijan should stop the occupation of the sovereign territories of the Republic of Armenia, and its troops should be withdrawn from the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia,” he underscored.