The situation around the Lachin corridor should be tackled based on
Paragraph 6 of the Trilateral Statement: Embassy of Russia in Armenia
replies to my letters.
I consistently inform my international colleagues, ambassadors
accredited to Armenia about the continuous appearances of the criminal
behavior by Azerbaijan. With a regular letter I drew the Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation in the
Republic of Armenia, H.E. Mr. Sergey Kopirkin’s attention to the fact
that Azerbaijan attacked Artsakh on August 1 trying to cross the contact
line afterwards using mortars, grenade launchers and shock UAVs․ Since
Azerbaijan again broke the Trilateral Statement from November 10, 2020
and in the result victims and casualties were registered, I requested my
Russian colleague to condemn such a criminal behavior by Azerbaijan,
take steps towards the stabilization of the situation in the region.
I received a letter from the Embassy of Russia in Armenia according to
which the situation in the area of responsibility of Russian
peacekeeping contingent and on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border is an
important issue for Russian foreign policy. “We would like to draw your
attention to the Statement by the MFA of Russia on August 4 with regard
to the escalation of the situation on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
zone. The Ministry called the two sides to show restraint, hold the
ceasefire regime and confirmed the necessity for the regulation in
accordance with the Statements by the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and
Armenia on November 10, 2020, January 11 and November 26, 2021. (...)
Russian peacekeepers make all possible efforts to stabilize the
situation “on the ground”. The important role of Russian peacekeeping
contingent was stressed in Baku and Yerevan many times. They are sure
that they totally deserve the trust. We are ready to further show any
necessary support to the normalization of the ties between Armenia and
Azerbaijan”.
With another letter I drew my Russian colleagues’ attention to the
process of handing over the settlements Berdzor, Aghavno and Nerkin Sus
to Azerbaijan. There are only a few days left for the Armenian
settlements to be handed over to Azerbaijan. And as closer we get such a
shameful reality imposed on the Armenians worldwide by Nikol Pashinyan’s
Government, the concept of the future becomes more and more
indeterminate. I informed Mr. Kopirkin with my letter about the current
difficulties as well as the concerns of my deputy colleagues of Artsakh
that the human, technical and transportation means are not sufficient to
carry out the evacuation process in time. I asked to assist in setting
up an extended deadline for the evacuation of the communities in
question.
With the reply letter the Embassy of Russia in Armenia informs that the
situation around the Lachin corridor should be tackled based on
Paragraph 6 of the Trilateral Statement. It is worth mentioning that
according to the mentioned by the Embassy of Russia in Armenia Paragraph
6, The Parties have agreed that a plan for the construction of a new
route along the Lachin corridor shall be determined within the next
three years, providing communication between Nagorno-Karabakh and
Armenia, with the subsequent redeployment of Russian peacekeeping troops
to protect this route. Considering also the statement made by the
Advisor-Envoy of the Russian Embassy in Yerevan, Mr. Maksim Seleznyov
recently, that “Russian peacekeepers will not move an inch from the
existing Lachin corridor until the new road is exploited”, one can
assume that not everything is clear on this matter. By the way there is
still more than a year left before the expiration of the specified
three-year period.
The Embassy of Russia adds that discussions with interested sides are
held regarding the matters raised by their letter aimed at reaching
agreement satisfying everyone to realize the Trilateral Statement. “For
this purpose we are in constant dialogue with Armenian and Azerbaijani
sides on the highest, as well as the levels of Russian Ministry of
Defense, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other agencies. Phone talks
between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Armenia
Nikol Pashinyan were held on August 2 and 8․ S.V Lavrov and S.K. Shoigu
had contacts with Armenian and Azerbaijani colleagues. Taking into
account the sensitivity of the problematics, discussion details were not
disclosed, however such conversations appear to be an important and
effective tool for the regulation”.
Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and
Public Affairs, non-partisan Taguhi Tovmasyan

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