The subsoil located on the territory of Artsakh is the property of the population of the republic, Artsakh Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan said during the protest demonstration in front of the British Embassy in Armenia on Thursday.

"Since Azerbaijan started provocations and criminal actions under the so-called environmental pretexts, as well as the participation of some British organizations in all this, I would like to draw the attention of the embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the following circumstances:

-the subsoil located on the territory of Artsakh is the property of the population of the republic.

-the subsoil exploited on the territory of Artsakh is the property of the population of the Republic. 

-neither Great Britain nor any other country in the world can privatize what belongs to Artsakh's indigenous Armenian population," Stepanyan said.

He also called on Great Britain, as a member of the UN Security Council, "at least not to interfere in actions that should guarantee protection of Karabakh people's rights.

In his turn, Artak Beglaryan, Advisor of the State Minister of Artsakh, called on Great Britain not to take part in the terrorist and genocide policy towards Nagorno-Karabakh including the blockage of Artsakh road.

Today there are protests near the embassies of the 5 permanent member states of the UN Security Council. Their goal is to achieve the targeted condemnation by the international community of Azerbaijan's provocations and practical steps aimed at overcoming the humanitarian crisis faced by Artsakh.