The aim of Azerbaijan's pressure is to divide the Artsakh society, so that due to socio-economic problems, people will agree to the agenda dictated by Baku, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) President Arayik Harutyunyan stated at the presentation of the results of the President's activities for 2022 in the Parliament and emphasized that Artsakh Armenians will exercise their right to self-determination.
Arayik Harutyunyan (President of Artsakh) - By bearing hardships, we must bring our right to self-determination to the final goal. But if we chose comfort, we will not have comfort in a year, I want to raise my voice so that our society knows.
President Harutyunyan did not rule out that Azerbaijan could open the Hakari bridge, but for another provocation.
Arayik Harutyunyan - If yes, they open the road, they open it without inspection, they open it without any obstacles, know that they open it so that in the future we will have greater deprivations or lose the country, or get the status of a refugee or emigrant.
Azerbaijan blocked the Lachin Corridor after the Artsakh side refused the Azerbaijani side's offer to visit Baku to discuss the so-called integration of Artsakh.
Arayik Harutyunyan recalled the years of the Artsakh movement, when again under the conditions of a complete blockade, Azerbaijan did everything to stop the right of the Artsakh Armenians to manage their own destiny in their native land.
Arayik Harutyunyan - We didn't have sugar, we didn't have food. The situation was favorable, as a result of military operations we were able to record success. And there came a stage when they not only took into account with Karabakh, but also discussed: give 5 regions, 2 only to you. Already the highest degree of independence, low degree - it doesn't matter, but they were taken into account.
Under the conditions of complete blockade, Artsakh shops are emptying day by day, since June 15, Azerbaijan does not allow even humanitarian cargo transportation to Artsakh.
