On August 1, Ararat Mirzoyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, had a telephone conversation with Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Press Office of the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported.

"The interlocutors discussed the humanitarian crisis resulting from the illegal blockade of the Lachin corridor by Azerbaijan. Ararat Mirzoyan stressed the imperative to immediately lift the blockade of the Lachin corridor and the urgency of delivery of food, medicine, and other necessities to Nagorno-Karabakh," the report added.

"Minister Mirzoyan stressed the importance of ensuring under current circumstances the proper and continuous functioning of the ICRC, the only international humanitarian organization with access to Nagorno-Karabakh, and described Azerbaijan's attempts to hinder the humanitarian activities of the ICRC and discredit it as condemnable. In this context, Minister Mirzoyan touched upon the abduction of Vagif Khachatryan by the Azerbaijani border service on July 29, who, having serious health issues, was being transported from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia for medical treatment. The minister called this act perfidious and unacceptable, running counter to the norms of international humanitarian law and aimed at ethnic cleansing of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh," the information said.

On August 2, Ararat Mirzoyan had a telephone conversation with Josep Borrell, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

"Ararat Mirzoyan emphasized the imperative of immediately lifting the blockade of the Lachin corridor in line with the Orders of the International Court of Justice of February 22 and July 6, as well as the urgency of delivery of food, medicine, and other basic necessities to Nagorno-Karabakh. The need to ensure the full and uninterrupted functioning of the ICRC, the only humanitarian organization having access to Nagorno-Karabakh, was stressed. Foreign Minister described the case of abduction by the border guard service of Azerbaijan of Vagif Khachatryan, who was being transported from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia for medical treatment, as a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law," the report added.

"Minister Mirzoyan reiterated the position of the Armenian side on the importance of addressing the issues of rights and security of Nagorno-Karabakh people under an international mechanism. It was emphasized that international partners should take clear steps to prevent the actions of Azerbaijan aimed at ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh," the information said.