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YEREVAN, JUNE 19, ARMENPRESS. Debates on the Lachin Corridor have been included in the summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).

The Azerbaijani delegation to PACE tried to block the item from being included in the agenda but failed.

Armenia delegate to PACE Vladimir Vardanyan said PACE included the item in the session by overwhelming majority of votes.

The Lachin Corridor has been blocked by Azerbaijan since 12 December 2022. 

The United Nations’ highest court – the International Court of Justice (ICJ) – ordered Azerbaijan on February 22 to “take all steps at its disposal” to ensure unimpeded movement of persons, vehicles and cargo along the Lachin Corridor in both directions.  Azerbaijan has been ignoring the order ever since.

Lachin Corridor is the only road linking Nagorno Karabakh with Armenia and the rest of the world.

Furthermore, Azerbaijan last week even blocked relief supplies and medical evacuations by the Red Cross.