On December 20, the Red Cross, escorted by Russia's NK Peacekeeping Contingent military police, transferred a patient out of Karabakh. Recent footage showed Red Cross vehicles and two ambulances crossing through Russian Peacekeeping outpost seven towards Stepanakert/Khankendi.

On the same day, a masked Russian peacekeeper took photos of protesters and two containers set up by the latter forces along the route (one with a satellite) for an unknown purpose.

On December 20, at a meeting of the UN Security Council, Anna Evstigneeva, the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, said, "Russia expects the resumption of transport communication along the Lachin corridor linking Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh will take place very shortly." "We look forward to restoring a full-fledged transport connection very shortly. Through the Ministry of Defense, the command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Russian side has been making all the necessary efforts over the past few days to resolve the situation in the Lachin corridor as soon as possible. Regular contacts have been organized with Azerbaijani and Armenian partners," she said.

On the same day, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas announced that the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) proceeds from the fact that the solution to the issue with the Lachin corridor, which Armenia raised at the international level, is beyond its area of responsibility. "There were no such appeals [to Armenia regarding unblocking the Lachin corridor]. We proceed from the fact that this is beyond the area of responsibility of the CSTO," Stanislav Zas stated.

On December 21, Cahit Bağcı, the Ambassador of Turkey to Azerbaijan, personally visited the Lachin corridor, stating on Twitter, "Karabakh is Azerbaijan."

European Court of Human Rights obliges Azerbaijan to open Lachin Corridor

On December 21, the European Court of Human Rights satisfied the request submitted by Armenia and applied interim measures to Azerbaijan, obliging Azerbaijan to open the Lachin Corridor.

The European Court examined the request submitted by the Armenian government to apply interim measures against Azerbaijan.

"Noting that at the moment, the issue of Azerbaijan's control over the Lachin Corridor is controversial, as well as taking into account the obligations assumed by Azerbaijan under point 6 of the tripartite statement of November 9, 2020, in particular, to guarantee the movement of persons moving through the Lachin Corridor in a bilateral direction, the safety of vehicles and cargo, and recalling the obligations assumed by the European Convention, the European Court decided, based on Rule 39 of the Rules of Court, to oblige Azerbaijan to take all necessary and sufficient measures to provide seriously ill persons who need medical care in Armenia through the Lachin Corridor movement, as well as the safe movement of people left homeless on the road or in need of livelihood," it added.

"At the same time, the European Court decided to give priority to the complaint No. 4 submitted by Armenia, according to Rule 41 of the Rules of Court," the message stated.

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