With the title “My appeal to Joe Biden to prevent another Armenian genocide”, the letter alerts about the humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. “Hunger is the invisible weapon of genocide,” Kim quoted.
The businesswoman and man of influence Kim Kardashian, of Armenian origin, wrote an open letter to Joe Biden, Antony Blinken and other US representatives calling for them to intervene in the tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan and prevent what she says is a new genocide.
With the title “My call to Joe Biden to prevent another Armenian genocide”, the letter was published in Rolling Stone magazine and is also signed by doctor Eric Esrailian, of Armenian origin.
“We are Armenians. We are descendants of the survivors of the Armenian genocide and We do not want to talk about recognizing or commemorating another genocide in the future.“, they begin, moving on to the humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian enclave blocked by Azerbaijan for nine months and where some 120,000 people live, most of whom are Armenians.
United Nations emergency meeting on the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh
The Latin corridor is the only land link between Armenia and the enclave and has been blocked since December. First by supposed Azerbaijani environmental protesters and then by the Azerbaijani authorities, who justified the decision for security reasons.
However, according to the Spanish newspaper El País, representatives of Nagorno-Karabakh claim that the blockade is, in reality, a conspiracy of the Azerbaijani government with the aim of depriving the region of the 400 tons of basic products that arrive daily from Armenia. In May, Armenia even stated that it was willing to recognize Azerbaijan’s sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh – controlled by Armenian separatists since 1994, with the support of Russia and the Yerevan government – in exchange for security guarantees for Armenians living in the region. . Since then, shortages of food, medicine and fuel have increased.
“It is clear that this ruthless blockade has crossed all the red lines of human rights and humanitarian law. The blockade of human rights groups such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, as well as the hateful rhetoric that accompanies the blockade, are signs of genocidal intent,” write Kardashian and Esrailian.
Armenia’s Foreign Minister also warned at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council last month about the difficulties people in the region face in purchasing food. The minister cited a report by the former attorney general of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno Ocampo, according to which “There is a reasonable basis to believe that genocide is being committed.”. “Hunger is the invisible weapon of genocide,” said Ararat Mirzoyan,
Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange accusations over the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh
Kardashian and Esrailian also turned to Luis Moreno Ocampo, citing: “One of the ways to commit genocide is to inflict conditions that allow the physical destruction of a group and this is already happening. There are no crematoriums or machete attacks. Hunger is the invisible weapon of genocide. Without drastic change, this group of Armenians will be destroyed within weeks.”
In the letter, the businesswoman and the doctor call for economic sanctions to be imposed on Azerbaijan and international criminal and foreign aid cuts. “But the process is very slow and time passes. As citizens, We call on leaders like President Biden, Secretary of State, [Antony] Blinken and his colleagues will take an immediate stance. They must pressure Azerbaijan to unconditionally open the corridor,” they wrote.
“The United States has the ability to mobilize a response,” they add, stating that they will continue to draw attention to the issue and do everything they can.
Source: Observadora
