On January 6, RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and US Agency for International Development (IDA) manager Samantha Power had a telephone conversation.

During the telephone conversation, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia presented to the USAID manager the worsening humanitarian situation because of the blocking of the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia – the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan since December 12. Minister Mirzoyan stressed that Azerbaijan’s actions are aimed at subjecting 120 thousand of Artsakh Armenians to ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Emphasizing that Azerbaijan grossly violates its obligations assumed by the tripartite statement of November 9, 2020, the RA Foreign Minister emphasized the clear steps of the international community aimed at restoring the normal operation of the Lachin Corridor and preventing a humanitarian disaster.