Financial Times Addresses the Issues of 120,000 Blockaded Residents of Artsakh, Says President

It is commendable that leading international media outlets continue to actively address the situation created in Artsakh as a result of the complete blockade. This was stated by the President of Artsakh, Araik Harutyunyan.

“International media discuss not only the report and evaluations by the first chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno Ocampo, and the upcoming discussions of this situation at the UN Security Council, but also present the facts and viewpoints provided by the authorities and the public of Artsakh. Today, the reputable Financial Times also addressed the issues of the 120,000 blockaded residents of Artsakh, as well as potential developments of the situation.

The media cited a passage from my statements: ‘The blockade has led to a shortage of food, as 90 percent of food supplies were usually imported from Armenia. There is a significant shortage of fuel. Healthcare and other essential services are functioning with great difficulty. Medicines are exhausted, endangering people's lives.’

Commenting on the statements regarding Armenia recognizing Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan, the article presented my call to the Armenian authorities not to take that step, emphasizing our right to self-determination. We, along with our partners and friends, continue our persistent efforts to raise awareness of the situation among the international community and to exert pressure on Azerbaijan to halt the further course of genocide,” Harutyunyan wrote.