Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to reports of (1) the death of a patient due to a lack of medical treatment, and (2) the reduction of essential supplies for civilians, in Nagorno-Karabakh, what representations they have made to the government of Azerbaijan regarding the closure of the road from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia.

The UK Government has made clear that the closure of the Lachin corridor risks severe humanitarian consequences. Our Embassies in Baku and Yerevan continue to urge the Governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan to abide by all commitments in relation to the Lachin corridor in good faith, and to settle the remaining conflict issues as soon as possible. The UK has spoken at the Organization for Security Co-operation in Europe and at the United Nations Security Council, as well as in Baku, to urge the immediate reopening of the corridor given the risk of severe humanitarian consequences.