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YEREVAN, JUNE 16, ARMENPRESS. The state system of Artsakh has completely switched to eco-mode, ARMENPRESS reports, Artsakh’s Minister of State Gurgen Nersisyan announced during a live broadcast on his Facebook page, referring to the closure of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan, as a result of which even the supply of essential food was stopped, as well as the process of transferring patients to Armenia by the ICRC for medical treatment.
"I ask the leadership of the state administration system to apply for fuel and other similar issues only in case of extreme necessity. Stop or minimize the use of service vehicles. Territorial administration and local self-government bodies will ensure the organization of the process of supplying the population with necessary accessories, food, and bread. We will provide the Ministry of Health with the conditions necessary to organize emergency medical care.
We will try to support the implementation of agricultural works as much as possible in order to maintain their continuity. That process will be carried out under the direct coordination and management of the Minister of Agriculture.
Public transport will continue to operate, we will organize inter-regional routes," Nersisyan said.
Artsakh State Minister called on citizens to use resources economically.
"At the moment, the process of providing fuel to individuals has been stopped," said Nersisyan.
The Minister of State of Artsakh urged the business entities to be responsible when selling the remaining goods in the stores, and to organize it based on the assessment of their opportunities and the principle of equal distribution.
"I am not presenting all this to panic, especially recently we have been consistently preparing for such situations, our farms are able to mitigate the created problems to a certain extent and ensure self-sufficiency at least a little, but in all cases we must be organized, balanced and vigilant", concluded the State Minister.
Azerbaijan has blocked Lachin Corridor even for humanitarian transportations