11:49, 8 July 2023

YEREVAN, JULY 8, ARMENPRESS. Artak Beglaryan, adviser to the Minister of State of Artsakh, referred to the July 6 decision of the UN International Court of Justice regarding Armenia's application over the installation of an Azerbaijani checkpoint in the Lachin Corridor.

"What does the July 6 decision of the UN International Court of Justice mean regarding Armenia's application over the installation of an Azerbaijani checkpoint in the Kashatagh (Lachin) corridor?

First, the Court confirmed its decision of February 22, 2023, by which it obliged Azerbaijan to take all measures to ensure uninterrupted movement of citizens, vehicles and cargo in both directions through the Lachin Corridor. This confirmation already means the position of the court that Azerbaijan has not fulfilled that decision and is obliged to fulfill it.

Second, the Court found that there is no need to supplement the judgment of February 22, 2023. In other words, it is assumed that the court did not prefer to delve into various political and technical issues. In any case, the details of this decision will be clear when the reasons for it are published in a few days.

Thirdly, it is obvious that this decision does not mean the legitimization of the illegal Azerbaijani checkpoint, but it can also have a contradictory interpretation, as it confirms the presence of obstructed traffic. The court did not address the means by which the Azerbaijani side obstracts the traffic (checkpoint, army, concrete barriers, activists-terrorists).

It remains for the international community (first of all, the UN Security Council) to take comprehensive and urgent measures for the proper implementation of the court's February 22 judgment, especially in the conditions of the complete suspension of humanitarian supplies from June 15”, Beglaryan wrote on Twitter.