The National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) against the backdrop of an ongoing blockade that has lasted for months now issued an address, calling on Armenia to ask UN to grant an international mandate to the peacekeeping mission deployed in Artsakh. It also called on the permanent members of the UN Security Council to take necessary steps to restore peace and security in Arstakh.  

The National Assembly called on Armenia to immediately take measures to request the UN Security Council, the General Assembly, in accordance with the established procedure, to grant the Russian peacekeeping mission located in the Republic of Artsakh with an international mandate, as well as proposing to take appropriate steps aimed at maintaining peace and security in the region.

The address also appealed to the permanent member states of the UN Security Council, requiring to adhere to the goals and principles set forth in Chapter 1 of the UN Charter and in accordance to the procedure set forth in Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, adopt an imperative decision (resolution) by taking and establishing effective measures to enforce peace in Artsakh.

“The Republic of Artsakh is committed to save its people from the scourge of war, to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights and freedoms, as well as the equal rights of large and small nations, therefore it expects from these structures to create conditions that will ensure respect for the obligations arising from the norms of international law, promote the provision of a dignified life of the people of Artsakh in conditions of freedom," the address read.