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Councillor Christiana Erotokritou spoke before the Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the issue of safeguarding free and secure movement through the Lachin Corridor
In the context of the work of the 3rd part of the 2023 session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), MP Ms Christiana Erotokritou spoke yesterday before the Assembly Plenary on the issue of ensuring free and safe movement through the Lachin Corridor.
Referring to the recent developments in the Nagorno Karabakh region, Ms Erotokritou underlined that multiple humanitarian consequences have resulted from the blockade of the Lachin Corridor as a result of the decisions of the Government of Azerbaijan. Particularly worrying, Ms Erotokritou stressed, is the situation of children, due to severe shortages of basic goods and food and their difficult access to health and education services. She warned of the visible danger that the Armenian population of Nagorno Karabakh will be forced to leave their ancestral homes due to the inhuman living conditions they face, thus achieving Azerbaijan's goal of ethnic cleansing of the region.
All member states of the Council of Europe, without exception, must respect the democratic principles and values espoused by this organisation, the Cypriot councillor stressed. She stressed that due pressure must be exerted on Azerbaijan to ensure the security, human rights and well-being of the people of Nagorno Karabakh and to restore freedom of movement through the Lachin Corridor.
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