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In Strasbourg PACE Winter Session goes on. During the Session the Member of the RA NA Delegation to PACE Hayk Mamijanyan answered the Azerbaijani delegates’ speeches.

“I don't think that 3 minutes is a possible period of time to answer all that false information provided by the representatives of Azerbaijan. But, dear colleagues, you all see the situation. The world, all the international organisations, many states tell that there is a blockade, there is a humanitarian catastrophe, and there are few people in this chamber who try to state that it's not like, that, well, it's really fine.

It's really hard to provide facts, as Azerbaijan has refused to provide the possibility of the missions, any missions. I don't know if it's a fact or not, but during this debate I have read four or five posts on different groups on social media from the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh. They were about the discussion. Parents were asking “is there anyone who has baby food that I can borrow for my kids?”. This is a quite good fact for me.

You can think and say anything you want regarding the ammunition and some ridiculous things about that, but what's the meaning of blocking and stopping the gas pipeline, the electricity, the internet? You do think that there is a possibility to provide ammunition - it's absurd, but anyway - by gas pipeline or by internet cables? No. The only reason that Azerbaijan is conducting this blockade is to make grounds for ethnic cleansing. I know why it is happening: the only explanation for that is Karabakh is only a territory for you, but it's homeland for us.

People in Nagorno-Karabakh do have shortages of food, medicine, electricity, gas, but there are a few things that they definitely have. They do have honour, they do have a right to live on their soil, in their homeland, and they definitely have a right for self-determination.

Please, remember, I have said that very many times, and I will continue until you understand that Artsakh will never be part of Azerbaijan.” the MP concluded.