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The UK government has made clear that the closure of the Lachin corridor, the sole road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) to Armenia, risks severe humanitarian consequences, said Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the UK Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and United Nations.

His comments came in response to a question by Baroness Caroline Cox about the representations made by the UK to the government of Azerbaijan regarding the road closure.

“Our Embassies in Baku and Yerevan continue to urge the Governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan to abide by all commitments in relation to the Lachin corridor in good faith, and to settle the remaining conflict issues as soon as possible. The UK has spoken at the Organization for Security Co-operation in Europe and at the United Nations Security Council, as well as in Baku, to urge the immediate reopening of the corridor given the risk of severe humanitarian consequences,” Lord Ahmad said.