Catholicos Karekin II of Armenia Calls for International Cooperation on Reopening of Lachin Corridor

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OCP News Service – 10/02/2023

Yerevan-Armenia: H.H. Karekin the Second Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians once again requested international cooperation for the reopening of the Lachin Corridor, which is now blocked by Azerbaijan. His Holiness put forward this demand during the visit of a Croatian delegation led by the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Gordan Grlić-Radman.

According to the detailed official report from Yerevan, “Referring to the difficult situation in the region and the blocking of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan, His Holiness expressed his concern about the new encroachments against the right of the people of Artsakh to live peacefully and freely and the resulting humanitarian disaster. The Armenian Patriarch noted the importance of the consistent efforts of the international community, including Croatia, in the direction of reopening the Lachin Corridor, the preservation of the Armenian spiritual and historical-cultural heritage in the territory under the control of Azerbaijan, as well as preventing Azerbaijan’s ambitions towards the borders of Armenia”. His Holiness also

At the meeting, the Catholicos of All Armenians also addressed the issue of the return of Armenian prisoners, expecting that the Croatian authorities will take active steps in this direction. In his turn, Minister Gordan Grlich Radman, thanking for the warm welcome, emphasized that the delegation’s visit to Armenia also aims, apparently, to get acquainted with the situation in the region and to contribute to the peaceful settlement of the problem.

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