ArmInfo. Below is a statement by Ms Marina Kaljurand, Chair o the Delegation for relations with the South Caucasus, MEP, on the worrying humanitarian situation in  Nagorno-Karabakh. 

"On 8 March, the natural gas pipeline supplying Nagorno-Karabakh was  damaged in an area under the control of Azerbaijan. Despite freezing  temperatures, the pipeline has not been repaired yet and the entire  population of Nagorno-Karabakh has been without gas supplies already  for a week. It is urgent that unhindered access is provided to the  damage site without delay in order to restore supplies as soon as  possible," she said in a statement.

"At the same time, reports of ceasefire violations have multiplied  since early March, along the Nagorno- Karabakh line of contact, as  well as on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, including reports of  Azerbaijan's high-calibre mortar shelling of several Nagorno-Karabakh  villages. Over the past weeks, Azerbaijani army loudspeakers directed  at these villages have been calling on the local Armenian population  to leave the area, intensifying the psychological pressure and  threatening the use of force.

"I am seriously concerned by these developments and the humanitarian  situation in Nagorno- Karabakh and strongly condemn any hostile  actions aimed at civilians. I reiterate my call for the speedy  resumption of negotiations on a lasting conflict settlement and  recall the EU's readiness to step up assistance to build confidence  and address humanitarian and other issues."