Artsakh has no natural gas for 4th day, negotiations with Azerbaijan continue

The repair work of the natural gas pipeline that was damaged in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) on Tuesday night has not started yet.

Lusine Avanesyan, spokeswoman for the Artsakh President, told Armenian News-NEWS.am that the Russian peacekeepers continue the respective negotiations with the Azerbaijani side.

The Artsakhgaz company had informed Tuesday that the natural gas supply in Artsakh had been disrupted. It was noted that at around 1am an accident had occurred in the area of the Shushi and Zariflu settlements, as a result of which the aforesaid natural gas pipeline was damaged.

It turned out that this natural gas pipeline was damaged in the area that is currently under the control of the Azerbaijani armed forces.

And the Azerbaijani army units are obstructing access to the accident site of this natural gas pipeline and the carrying out of repair work there.