Azerbaijan hinders repairs to Karabakh gas pipeline

March 9 2022

PanARMENIAN.Net – All the settlements of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) have been deprived of gas since March 7.

According to Karabakh’s Ministry of Territorial Administration, the gas pipeline has been damaged, and Azerbaijan is still hindering access to the site which is under their control, the Armenian service of RFE/RL reports.

Armenia’s former Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan believes that the disruption of natural gas supply in Nagorno-Karabakh is going to cause serious humanitarian problems.

“It is obvious that the cessation of gas supply will cause serious humanitarian problems, massive violations of the rights of the entire population of Artsakh,” Tatoyan said on his Telegram channel.

“Obstruction to the repair works by the Azerbaijani armed forces and their failure to provide explanations has obvious criminal intent and is a terrorist act against more than 100,000 people.”

Tatoyan further described the move as a clear manifestation of Azerbaijan’s policy of anti-Armenianism and hostility, which proves the lack of peace intentions on the part of the Azerbaijani authorities.

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