A Canadian Armenian visited his dad's grave in a contested region. Now he's stuck in a humanitarian crisis | CBC News

Andranik Pogosian , 31 , entered contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh in late November 2022 .

He was visiting his father's grave in the capital, Stepanakert , and planned to leave by the new year .

But in December , a group of Azerbaijanis set up a blockade on the only road connecting the enclave to Armenia .

The UN says the blockade has led to a "dire humanitarian crisis".

French and Armenian aid shipments have been idling at the corridor's entrance for several weeks .

Canada has shown increased interest in the region, with the dispatch of two officials to assist in a European monitoring mission and the opening of a Canadian Embassy in Yerevan slated for October .