It is the third day that the supply of natural gas has been stopped in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). The command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent continues negotiations with the Azerbaijani side. Samvel Babayan, head of the information and public relations department of the Artsakh State Minister's staff, informed Armenian News-NEWS.am about this.

In the conditions of heavy snowfall, about 120,000 people in Artsakh are left without vital natural gas.

The supply of natural gas to Artsakh was stopped on March 8, when the natural gas pipeline coming from was damaged in the area under the control of the Azerbaijani armed forces.

The Azerbaijani side was creating obstacles for nine days to repairing this damaged natural gas pipeline. And finally on March 16, according to the Artsakh Info Center, thanks to negotiations with the assistance of the Armenian government and Russian peacekeepers, the Azerbaijani side began repairing this natural gas pipeline, and the repair was completed on March 19.

On Monday, however, the Artsakh Info Center informed that the natural gas supply to Artsakh was stopped again—and due to the direct interference of the Azerbaijani side.