Statement by the Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, Wopke Hoekstra, on the Blockade of the Lachin Corridor

August 17, 2023

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The Netherlands fully supports the EU's statement at the UNSC yesterday. I share the great concerns regarding the serious humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The Lachin corridor must be reopened immediately in accordance with the trilateral agreement of November 2020 and the order of the ICJ. The Netherlands also calls for dialogue between the parties involved.