CoE Committee of Ministers chief calls for reopening of Lachin corridor
Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and President of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir, has called for lifting the blockade of the Lachin corridor, the sole road connecting Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) to Armenia and the outside world.
“I am concerned about the increasingly precarious humanitarian situation of people living in Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of the month-long blockade of the Lachin corridor," she said in a statement on Thursday.
"I call on the relevant authorities to quickly restore freedom of movement along the corridor to avoid further deterioration of the situation.
"I call on all stakeholders to resolve their concerns through dialogue and remain ready to contribute to their efforts in this regard," reads the statement.