32 Belgian and French politicians, public figures condemn Azerbaijan for Lachin corridor checkpoint

32 Belgian and French politicians, public figures and representatives of organizations on 3 May issued a statement, condemning the establishment of the Azerbaijani checkpoint at the Hakari bridge in the Lachin corridor, the sole road linking Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh to Armenia and the outside world, the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (EAFJD) reported.

In the statement, they call on the Azerbaijani government to fulfill its obligations, immediately open the Lachin corridor, remove the checkpoint, end the hostile policy against the native Armenian population of Artsakh and act as a responsible member of the international community.

Below is the full list of the signatories:

Allessia Claes

Karl Vanlouwe

Pierre d'Argent

Bernard Coulie

Georges Dallemagne

Emmanuel De Bock

Julie de Groote

Michel De Maegd

Mark Demesmaeker

Peter De Roover

Jens De Rycke

Sakis Dimitrakopoulos

Christos Doulkeridis

Hervé Doyen

André Du Bus

Josy Dubié

Aymeric Fuseau

Alda Greoli

Marc Hendrickx

Ward Kennes

Benoit Lannoo

Annick Lambrecht

Marie Lecocq

Georgios Sidiropoulos

Simone Susskind

Julie Rizkallah Szmaj

Annabel Tavernier

Thijs Verbeurgt

Julien Uyttendaele

Gaëtan Van Goidsenhoven

Els Van Hoof

Karim Van Overmeire