Daily News Summary [26.12.2022]

Lachin Corridor remains closed: Day 12

Since December 12, Azerbaijan has closed the Lachin Corridor connecting Artsakh to Armenia, as a result of which 120,000 residents of Artsakh, including 30,000 children, have been blockaded. 1100 civilians, including 270 minors, cannot return from Armenia to Artsakh.

Because of the blockade, it is not possible to deliver 400 tons of food and medicine from Armenia to Artsakh every day, as a result of which there is a shortage of food and medicine.

At the Republic Medical Center of Artsakh, 10 patients are in the intensive care unit - 4 are in critical condition

Because of the blocking by Azerbaijan of the only road connecting Artsakh to Armenia, scheduled surgeries continue to be suspended in the medical facilities operating under the Artsakh Ministry of Health. This is reported by the Artsakh Ministry of Health.

10 children are in the neonatal and intensive care units in the "Arevik" medical unit.

A 4-month-old baby diagnosed with enteric leishmaniasis has positive dynamics and continues to receive treatment at the specialized medical center of RA.

At the Republican Medical Center, 10 patients are in the intensive care unit, and 4 of them are in critical condition. Doctors are doing their best to stabilize the condition of the patients.

According to specialists, the 4-month-old child transferred from Artsakh to Yerevan on December 24 with the mediation of the International Committee of the Red Cross has a slightly positive dynamic, but his condition is still serious.

The child with the diagnosis of enteric leishmaniasis, who is now in "Muratsan" hospital, has started eating and has become more active, Hripsime Khachatryan, the spokesperson of the Minister of Health, told "News".

The condition of a 62-year-old man from Artsakh, who was transferred to Yerevan on December 19, with heart pathology, is also stable. He underwent surgery in the "Nork-Marash" medical center, now the patient is in the general ward.

The Artsakh Ministry of Health is taking all possible measures to properly overcome the situation created due to the blockade.

The escalation around the Lachin Corridor complicates the work of concluding a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan - Galuzin

The escalation around the Lachin Corridor complicates the work of concluding a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said this in an interview with TASS and assured that the Russian side is making vigorous efforts to settle the situation on the ground.

"We are waiting for the early resumption of joint work in all ways of regulating Armenian-Azerbaijani relations. We believe that in this case, the period of agreement regarding the document is not very important. The main thing is that Baku and Yerevan reach a mutually acceptable solution that will guarantee a stable and fair peace in the region," said the diplomat.

According to Galuzin, the Russian side is ready to support the negotiation process as stated in the tripartite statement of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia at the Sochi summit on October 31.

Russia is doing everything to solve the issues related to Karabakh - Ambassador of Belarus to Armenia

It is necessary to make sure that people do not suffer. Alexander Konyuk, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Armenia, commented on the situation in the Lachin corridor. In this matter, according to him, there are many other political moments. "But, in our opinion, this is the most important topic. It should be resolved as soon as possible," the ambassador said.

He also stated that he did not hear anyone criticizing the Russian peacekeepers. Konyuk did not rule out that there are unfriendly forces that do this.

"It is just stupid to do such things when Russia actually ensures peace in Armenia," the ambassador emphasized.

There will be no tripartite meeting, but Putin will meet with Pashinyan and Aliyev separately - Peskov

A tripartite meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is not planned at the informal summit of the CIS in St. Petersburg. This was announced by the press secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov.

"No, there will not be a tripartite meeting, but bilateral contacts will certainly take place within the framework of this informal meeting," he emphasized.

Nikol Pashinyan participated in the informal summit of the heads of the CIS member states

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took part in the unofficial summit of the heads of CIS member states in St. Petersburg.

The event was also attended by the Presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and the President of Azerbaijan.

First, the video recording ceremony of the participants of the meeting took place, then Russian President Vladimir Putin greeted the participants.

Issues related to the development of cooperation in the territory of the CIS were discussed at the meeting.

The summit ended with a working lunch of the leaders of the CIS states.

Putin announced the growing differences between the CIS countries

The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, stated that the CIS countries continue to cooperate, despite the differences between them, and strive to jointly solve problematic issues.

"The key area of cooperation between the CIS countries is maintaining security and stability in our common Eurasian region. Unfortunately, the challenges and threats in this field, first of all, from the outside, are only increasing year by year. It must be admitted that differences also arise between the member states of the Commonwealth of Nations. The main thing is that we are ready and will cooperate. Even if problematic issues arise, we strive to solve them ourselves, together, providing each other with friendly and mediating assistance," Putin said in his speech at the informal summit of CIS leaders.

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