Member of the European Parliament Martin Sonneborn (Germany - Die PARTEI )has said that Azerbaijan’s ‘total blockade’ of Nagorno Karabakh is ‘intolerable’ and that Baku is 'terrorizing' the civilian population as part of its agenda of ethnically cleansing Armenians from the region.
“Azerbaijan put the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia under total blockade. The situation is intolerable. We see videos of empty shelves in supermarkets and hear the news about the lack of fuel for ambulances. People are dying. Azerbaijan is terrorising the civilian population as a part of its agenda of ethnically cleansing Armenians from the region,” MEP Sonneborn told ARMENPRESS.
He noted that Azerbaijan is disregarding the international community’s calls to open the road and is tightening the blockade.
“Although the European Parliament, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and numerous governments called upon Azerbaijan to open the Lachin corridor, Azerbaijan keeps tightening the blockade and does not even allow the International Committee of the Red Cross to deliver humanitarian aid. The United Nation’s highest judicial body, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), stated in a legally binding order that Azerbaijan must facilitate unimpeded transport of cargo and persons along the Lachin corridor. While the European Parliament requested sanctions for Azerbaijani government officials in case they do not comply with the court’s order, Council President Charles Michel recently welcomed an Azerbaijani proposal to provide humanitarian aid from their side. This is a disastrous signal since it rewards Azerbaijan once again for its non-compliance with international law. Compliance with the binding ICJ order must be a precondition for any EU-Azerbaijan cooperation. Since the European Union does not exercise pressure regarding the court’s order, it is complicit with Azerbaijan’s inhuman agenda," the MEP added.
