WATCH: Azerbaijan Blocks Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh Lifeline Road - Interview with Gev Iskajyan

Aliyev’s Azerbaijan blocked the sole road connecting Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia since December 12, 2022, limiting access to essential goods and services for 120.000 ethnic Armenians living in the independent region.

To shed light on the humanitarian situation in Artsakh, we spoke to Gev Iskajyan, the representative for the Armenian National Committee in Artsakh.

While tens of thousands of Armenians live in dire conditions in the independent enclave, President Aliyev has finally shown his true colours by revealing the end-game of Azerbaijan’s aggressions on Artsakh and Armenia proper; the complete annihilation of the Armenians from the region.

Azeri journalist Cavid Ağa has translated Aliyev’s historical revisionism speech

Aliyev enhances his historical revisionism target: "Our books on historical facts need to be updated. […] We will invite scientists, archaeologists, historians from the countries we consider our friends to hold a prestigious international conference and present it."
— Cavid Ağa (@cavidaga) December 24, 2022

"Many steps should be taken so that this topic does not leave the agenda, but instead, this topic is included in the international agenda. Because today Armenia is a mono[ethnic]state. When we say this, we are rightly telling the world community that this is intolerable."
— Cavid Ağa (@cavidaga) December 24, 2022

"They expelled all other peoples from there and established a state for themselves in someone else's land. Armenia has never been in this area. Today's Armenia is our land. When I say this many times, they object to me, they try to imply that I have a territorial claim."

— Cavid Ağa (@cavidaga) December 24, 2022

"I say this as a historical fact. If someone can confirm otherwise, please, come and do so. When was the Armenian people moved to our lands, Karabakh, Zangezur? By whom, how and for what purpose was it transferred? We know that very well."
— Cavid Ağa (@cavidaga) December 24, 2022

Says Armenians had no state in S.C.: "Even if there was one – it is not yet clear whose state they want to claim in their name – it was somewhere else. Therefore, we must present [our claims] in a purposeful, organized manner, in the correct form. I am sure we will achieve it."
— Cavid Ağa (@cavidaga) December 24, 2022

"In parallel with this, we should also work on the Concept of Return to Western Azerbaijan (Armenia) with collective efforts. After the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, this is the issue on our agenda."
— Cavid Ağa (@cavidaga) December 24, 2022

"Of course, it was perhaps too early to talk about it until the Karabakh conflict was resolved. However, I think we should not waste time today. A Return Concept should be developed. Still, it should be a peaceful concept, as they say."
— Cavid Ağa (@cavidaga) December 24, 2022

"We should take the provisions acceptable to us in all international conventions and claim our right based on it. There must be a Return Concept."
— Cavid Ağa (@cavidaga) December 24, 2022

Kevork Almasian

Kevork Almassian is an award-winning political commentator from Syria. He is the founder of Syriana Analysis and is known for his contribution to the literature on the Syrian war.

WATCH: Azerbaijan Blocks Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh Lifeline Road – Interview with Gev Iskajyan

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