Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Azerbaijani counterpart on the blockage of the only road connecting Armenia to Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) by Azerbaijanis, and the potential humanitarian implications of the situation.
The UK Government has made clear that blocking the Lachin corridor and disrupting gas supplies in winter risk severe humanitarian consequences. We continue to urge the governments of both Azerbaijan and Armenia to abide by all ceasefire commitments in good faith. This is consistent with our support for international efforts to facilitate a sustainable and peaceful settlement to the conflict. I [Minister for Europe] have reinforced this position in my calls with the Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers in September, in recent meetings with senior officials from both capitals, and in my meetings in London with the Armenian and Azerbaijani Ambassadors to the UK.