Citizens traveling from Yerevan’s Republic Square this morning by car to the Lachin Corridor are already at the first Goris-Stepanakert checkpoint.

 “We have implemented and are implementing various projects in Artsakh.  We were aware that the road was closed, but we will try to present our demands, approaches, and requests to the representatives of the checkpoints so that we can cross and reach Stepanakert,” Samvel Movsisyan, a member of the initiative, said on Factor.am live, adding that they want representatives of different checkpoints, and after negotiating, they should move forward.

 “We will not have any fights or clashes with the police, Russian peacekeepers. We will negotiate together with the Armenian police to present what the initiative is, why we are going to Artsakh. After that, we will continue to present our request and demand to our Russian partners. The important goal of our visit is to encourage the children living in Artsakh, our brothers and sisters, we will return tomorrow or the next day,” he said.

Already at the first checkpoint, the policeman said.  “Your concern is our same concern, we understand your concern.”  
Then he said that he will report the request of the members of the initiative to his superiors.

 “We all go, we stand at a small distance, a few people approach the peacekeepers and negotiate,” Movsisyan conveyed the decision of the members of the initiative to the police.