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YEREVAN, MARCH 20, ARMENPRESS. Armenia expects Russia’s support in sending an international fact-finding mission to Nagorno Karabakh, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said during a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow.

The Armenian Foreign Minister reminded about the ongoing blockade of Lachin Corridor since December 12, 2022, and said that Azerbaijan is violating every clause of the trilateral statement and is not complying with the ICJ ruling on opening the Lachin Corridor.

FM Mirzoyan said that the situation shows the need for ensuring mechanisms guaranteeing security of the people of Nagorno Karabakh and international participation.

“International participation is needed for genocide prevention, an international fact-finding mission must also be sent to the part of Lachin Corridor and Nagorno Karabakh. We hope that there’ll be cooperation with the Russian side in this matter,” Mirzoyan said.

FM Mirzoyan attached importance to the role of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno Karabakh in preventing a humanitarian disaster during the blockade.

He also warned that Azerbaijan has unilaterally begun the repopulation process of Azerbaijanis in Nagorno Karabakh, whereas the Armenian side isn’t carrying out the process due to the absence of the required international mechanism.