Thank you, Chair.
Your Excellency, thank you for being here. I share your significant concern about ongoing Azeri state aggression in general and the Lachin corridor blockade in particular. Reviewing the testimony from previous hearings, I think it became clear that there is an ongoing blockade that is causing the humanitarian crisis. Although certain forms of assistance get through from time to time, it is nowhere near the scope and scale required to maintain anything like normal life. It's also very clear from the evidence you've presented, but also that others have presented, that it is a choice by the Azeri state to cause this blockade to occur.
Could you please speak specifically to the role of Canada in this? Obviously, as a foreign affairs committee in Canada, our primary role is to advise the Government of Canada on steps it should be taking in response to this. What constructive actions would you like to see the Government of Canada take to address the wider situation, in particular the immediate crisis of the corridor blockade?