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The National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) calls on the United Nations to send a monitoring mission to Artsakh to expose Azerbaijan’s lies and learn about local environmental problems.

A group of Azerbaijanis posing as environmental activists have blocked the Lachin Corridor, the sole road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia and, by extension, the outside world, since December 12, citing “illegal” mining operations in Artsakh.

The blockade has affected 120,000 Armenians, including 30,000 children, who are without access to food, medical supplies and other essential goods.

In a statement on Thursday, the Artsakh parliament expressed gratitude to the countries and international organizations, including the UN Security Council and ECHR, that has responded to the humanitarian crisis in Artsakh blocked by Azerbaijan.

“The Artsakh National Assembly requests the UN to apply necessary international mechanisms, in particular, to deploy a monitoring mission to the Republic of Artsakh and surrounding territories as part of its Environment Program (UNEP) to expose the Azerbaijani authorities’ provocations, learn about the regional environmental problems and draw appropriate conclusions,” reads the statement.