During the last few days, various representatives of civil society are calling on the UN World Food Program to provide assistance to the Artsakh Armenians. The press secretary of the RA MFA answered the question of whether the MFA has carried out any action.

“From the very first day of the illegal blockade of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan, the RA Foreign Ministry and relevant state departments are constantly in contact with various international structures to address the problems caused by the humanitarian crisis created in Nagorno-Karabakh,” Press Secretary of RA MFA Vahagn Hunanyan said.

Since December 12, 2022, Azerbaijan has closed the Lachin Corridor connecting Artsakh to Armenia, as a result of which 120,000 residents of Artsakh, including 30,000 children, were under siege. 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.

350 patients cannot receive treatment in Armenia. 12 children are in the neonatal and intensive care units, and 12 patients are in the intensive care unit. 5 are in critical condition. During these days, 10 Armenians and 4 foreigners in need of emergency medical care were transferred to Armenia only through the mediation of the Red Cross, and one of the patients in Artsakh who needed medical care and was in critical condition died.