Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, against the backdrop of the continued closure of the only roadway linking Karabakh with the outside world, said Armenians in Karabakh will persevere and not panic.

Vardanyan said the situation is complicated but expressed confidence it can be resolved.

He didn’t specify what must be done to reopen the roadway and called on Armenians to “unify and show resolve”.

A group of Azerbaijanis, claiming to be environment activists, continue to block the Goris-Stepanakert highway, the only land link between Armenia and Artsakh.