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YEREVAN, MAY 29, ARMENPRESS. The residents of Nagorno Karabakh/Artsakh who are unable to return home due to the closure of the Lachin Corridor are still accommodated in hotels in Goris, the Governor of Syunik Robert Ghukasyan told reporters on May 29.
He said that Goris hotels are accomodating forcibly displaced persons from Aghavno village and Berdzor and those who were stranded and are unable to return home due to the blockade.
Ghukasyan said the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is supporting them.
The locals are supporting the Artsakhians in every possible way.
“The forcibly displaced persons from Aghavno village and Berdzor, and the residents of Artsakh who are unable to return home due to the blockade of Lachin Corridor live in Syunik Province. Our compatriots of Artsakh have been accommodated in hotels in Goris, they have food and accommodation. The International Committee of the Red Cross is also by their side constantly,” he said.
Lachin Corridor – the only road linking Nagorno Karabakh with Armenia and the rest of the world – has been blocked by Azerbaijan since 12 December 2022. The United Nations’ highest court – the International Court of Justice (ICJ) – ordered Azerbaijan on 22 February 2023 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 so far ignored the order.