Armenia denounces that Azerbaijan carries out an ethnic cleansing in Nagorno Karabagh

“The danger of malnutrition and hunger is imminent. is under implementation an explicit policy of ethnic cleansing”, said the authorities of the Armenian embassy in Argentina, referring to the blockade applied by Azerbaijan on the “lachin corridor”.

Since mid-December the Azeris have blocked this vital road – about six kilometers long – which leads from Armenia to Nagorno Karabagh (Arsakh, for the Armenians), which prevents the population of that country from receiving the vital elements to survivesuch as food, medicine and fuel. He also cut off the gas supply in the middle of winter.

Azerbaijan claims the checkpoint is operated by environmental activists who oppose illegal mining by Armenians. But in reality, Armenia denounces, It’s a special operations group. of Azerbaijani forces disguised as civilians.

The goal, they stress, is to overwhelm the Armenian population so that they leave the region and remain in Azeri hands. This critical situation occurs in the context of the art conflict that both nations have maintained for decades.

The problem has become a humanitarian crisis because there are 120,000 Armenians residing in Nagorno, including dozens of children, who are not receiving basic necessities. You can’t even do an airlift because the Azeris don’t allow it.

This new dispute comes two years after the two former Soviet republics, Azerbaijan and Armenia, it ended a bloody war that killed some 6,800 soldiers and some 90,000 civilians were displaced.

Russia is the guarantor of peace in the area, where a military contingent is deployed. However, the Russian government burdened by the war in Ukraine took a passive stance and has so far taken no action to resolve the crisis.

For this reason the European Union agreed to send a civilian mission to Armenia to help strengthen the security of its borders and improve your relationships with your neighbor.

Mountainous Nagorno Karabakh is of significant cultural importance to Armenians as well as Azeris.

It enjoyed a considerable degree of autonomy within Azerbaijan while it was part of the Soviet Union. As the USSR began to collapse, Armenian separatist agitation arose, something that eventually occurred with the disintegration of the communist bloc.

In 1991 the Armenians of Nagorno Karabagh declared their independence. And war with Azerbaijan quickly broke out, which lasted until 1994, with the Armenian triumph.

A tenuous peace was signed and tension continued, with armies stationed on both borders.

Azerbaijan It is a country with an Islamic majority. dominated by a dynastic family, the Aliyevs. Heydar Aliyev took power in 1993 and later handed it over to his son Ilham, who currently rules.

The Aliyev family has a very strong connection with Turkey, which financed part of the last war against Armenia.

In September 2020, Azerbaijan launched a full-scale attack to take over the region. With powerful weapons and drones supplied by Turkey, he emerged victorious and captured most of the territory.

After the end of the war, there an agreement to keep the Lanchín Corridor openwith Russia as guarantor.

However, Azerbaijan continues to advance and is now, according to Nagorno authorities, trying to drive out the few remaining Armenians.

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