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Armenia to send 19 million drams worth of humanitarian aid to Gaza
The Armenian government has approved today release of funds form its Reserve Fund to the Interior Ministry as well as the Defense Ministry for the delivery of 30 tons of humanitarian cargo to Gaza. YEREVAN, March 28. /ARKA/. The Armenian government has approved today release of funds form its Reserve Fund to the Interior Ministry as well as the Defense Ministry for the delivery of 30 tons of humanitarian cargo ...
03/28/2024Russia to send 40 tons of humanitarian aid for Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians
... humanitarian aid to Armenia for Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said today. She said the aid will be delivered to Yerevan in the near future. She said taking into account the impending winter period, the humanitarian cargo includes a mobile power station capable of supplying energy to dozens of homes. Zakharova also said that about 20 tons of humanitarian aid was sent by the Russian charity Doctor Liza. After the large-scale Azerbaijani offensive on September ...
11/09/2023Armenian government to send more humanitarian cargo to Nagorno-Karabakh
... /ARKA/. The Armenian government will send more humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh, said a government task force set up to coordinate assistance to the population of Nagorno-Karabakh. "A decision has been made to send the Armenian government's humanitarian cargo, intended for the people of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), to Goris, from where it will be taken to Nagorno-Karabakh by the ICRC and the Russian peacekeeping contingent," the task force said. On June 26, the Armenian government had ...
09/24/2023Armenian government allocates AMD 16 million for opening Nagorno-Karabakh crisis management center in Kornidzor
... a crisis management center in the village of Kornidzor in the southern province of Syunik, bordering Azerbaijan. The goal of the center is to combine and coordinate the efforts of international organizations and initiatives, to ensure the safety of humanitarian cargoes for their subsequent shipment to Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as for collecting and conveying truthful information on the humanitarian crisis to foreign human rights organizations and journalists. The money will be released from the ...
09/22/2023Pashinyan: Armenia will offer its comments on peace agreement with Azerbaijan within reasonable timeframe
... contact in Nagorno-Karabakh. The humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh is extremely grave. One truck with Russian humanitarian aid, which arrived the day before, cannot have a visible impact on the situation," Pashinyan said. He noted that humanitarian cargoes sent by Armenia and France continue to wait for entry permits near the blockaded Lachin corridor. "The international community has been urging Azerbaijan to reopen the Lachin corridor. Every possible diplomatic effort is being ...
09/14/2023U.S. State Department reiterates call to open Lachin and Aghdam roads to Nagorno-Karabakh
... the importance of opening both corridors (Lachin and Aghdam) into the country and as a more – as a short-term matter, and as a more long-term matter, the two countries coming to an ultimate agreement,' he said. On September 12, a truck with Russian humanitarian cargo passed through the checkpoint in the town of Askeran and arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh capital Stepanakert. Meantime, trucks with about 400 tons of humanitarian aid from Armenia have been waiting for more than a month and a half for the ...
09/13/2023Russian humanitarian aid arrived in Artsakh capital via Askeran
... Nagorno-Karabakh capital Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh authorities reported. "The Government of the Russian Federation has taken the initiative to provide humanitarian aid to the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). Today, on September 12, the humanitarian cargo with the permission of the authorities of the Republic of Artsakh arrived through the town of Askeran on the vehicle of the Russian Red Cross. The aid includes vital goods of Russian production," Karabakh authorities said. Local ...
09/12/2023Humanitarian station opened in Kornidzor near Lachin corridor to accommodate journalists and public figures
... been blocked by Azerbaijan for over 8 months. Vardan Sargsyan , a representative of a task force set up to help mitigate the effects of the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh, said Kornidzor, which has become a symbolic place where trucks with humanitarian cargo, sent by Armenian government have been waiting for permission to enter Karabakh is periodically visited by international partners, journalists and political figures. Sargsyan told Armenia's Public Television that the humanitarian cargo ...
08/30/2023Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo accompanies humanitarian cargo from France to Artsakh
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has arrived in Armenia together with elected representatives of Paris and other communities to accompany the humanitarian cargo collected in France for Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). YEREVAN, August 30. /ARKA/. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has arrived in Armenia together with elected representatives of Paris and other communities to accompany the humanitarian ...
08/30/2023There were no agreements with Azerbaijan on sending humanitarian cargo to Stepanakert - presidential spokesperson
Nagorno-Karabakh did not ask Azerbaijani authorities to send humanitarian cargo to Stepanakert, there were no such agreements, Nagorno-Karabakh presidential spokeswoman Lusine Avanesyan told local news agency Artsakhpress. YEREVAN, August 29. /ARKA/. Nagorno-Karabakh did not ask Azerbaijani authorities to ...
08/29/2023Armenian Foreign Ministry: Azerbaijani steps up disinformation campaign to conceal plans of ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh
... Stepanakert within the framework of the international mechanism. In the conditions of the illegal blockade of the Lachin corridor already lasting 8 months, it has been 3 weeks since Azerbaijan blocked the entry to Nagorno-Karabakh for about 400 tons of humanitarian cargo which is stranded at the entrance to the Lachin corridor. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia emphasizes that the peace agenda has no alternative in our region. We reiterate that, despite all the difficulties,...
08/14/2023Trucks with humanitarian cargo for Nagorno-Karabakh still stranded near Kornidzor - Pashinyan
A convoy of 19 trucks with more than 360 tons of emergency humanitarian aid sent by the government of Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh on July 26 is still stranded near the village of Kornidzor because Azerbaijan bans their entrance, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinayn said at a government meeting today. YEREVAN, August 11. /ARKA/. A convoy of 19 trucks with more than 360 tons of emergency humanitarian aid sent by the government of Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh on July 26 is still stranded near the village...
08/11/2023Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister calls on UN Security Council to restore safe and uninterrupted humanitarian access to Artsakh
... supplies to Nagorno-Karabakh. We appealed to the peacekeeping forces of the Russian Federation to organize the delivery of the humanitarian assistance to those in need which was established practice throughout past months. However, up until now, the humanitarian cargo remains at the entrance to the Lachin corridor due to obstruction and denial by Azerbaijani side of its transfer. The dire humanitarian situation on the ground and the risks of evolving hunger in Nagorno-Karabakh require efficient ...
08/04/2023Conditions for patients in Artsakh deteriorating by the hour- health minister
... Avanesyan recalled that during the last transportation of patients from Artsakh by the International Committee of the Red Cross through the Lachin corridor, one of them was abducted by Azerbaijani border guards "All efforts are now aimed at making the humanitarian cargo, sent by Armenia, reach Artsakh. But the convoy with 19 trucks is still stranded in Kornidzor, as Azerbaijan refuses to let it into Artsakh," she said. Avanesyan noted that the humanitarian cargo has medicines for people with chronic ...
08/03/2023Pashinyan: Azerbaijan plans to present territorial claims against Armenia
... ICRC," Pashinyan said. He noted that the release of Khachatryan, as well as other Armenian captives, would be an impressive signal of readiness to establish peace. "As a step of commitment to peace, I call on Azerbaijan to allow the entry of humanitarian cargo from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh through the Lachin corridor, especially that preventing the passage of cargo contradicts the trilateral statement and the decision of the International Court of Justice," the prime minister said....
08/03/2023In Nagorno-Karabakh, more than 2,000 infants under 1 year of age deprived of baby food - Deputy Minister of Health
... power outages, lack of fuel. She added that Nagorno-Karabakh government had purchased wheelchairs and other aids, but due to the blocked Lachin corridor it has become impossible to transfer them to the disabled. A convoy of 19 trucks with 360 tons of humanitarian cargo (food, baby food, medicines) sent by the government of Armenia to residents of Nagorno-Karabakh is in Kornidzor (Syunik) because Azerbaijan does not allow the convoy to enter Nagorno-Karabakh through the Lachin corridor. --0--
07/31/2023Blinken expresses deep concern to Aliyev for deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Nagorno-Karabakh
... express our deep concern for the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Nagorno-Karabakh. The United States urges all sides to continue dialogue to reach a durable peace agreement, " Blinken said in a tweet. A convoy of 19 trucks with 360 tons of humanitarian cargo (food, baby formula, medicines) sent by the government of Armenia last Thursday for the residents of Nagorno-Karabakh has been stranded in Kornidzor village near the entrance to Lachin corridor due to the refusal of Azerbaijan to let ...
07/30/2023International community's reaction not enough for Azerbaijan to let humanitarian cargo enter Artsakh - Armenian Foreign Ministry
The reaction of the international community is not enough for Azerbaijan to allow humanitarian cargo from Armenia to enter Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan said today. YEREVAN, July 28. /ARKA/. The reaction of the international community is not enough for Azerbaijan to allow humanitarian ...
07/28/2023Pashinyan; Azerbaijan does not allow humanitarian cargo from Armenia to enter Karabakh through Lachin corridor
A convoy of 19 trucks with 361 tons of emergency food and medicines sent by the Armenian government to Nagorno-Karabakh that has been under Azerbaijani blockade for more than seven months now remain stranded at the entrance to the Lachin corridor, the only road linking Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told a Cabinet meeting today. YEREVAN, July 27. /ARKA/. A convoy of 19 trucks with 361 tons of emergency food and medicines sent by the Armenian government...
07/27/2023Artsakh strongly condemns Azerbaijan's deliberate and systematic attempts to induce hunger in the republic
... (Nagorno-Karabakh) Foreign Ministry strongly condemned Azerbaijan's deliberate and systematic attempts to induce hunger in the Republic of Artsakh to achieve its military and political objectives. 'We reiterate that intentionally obstructing the delivery of humanitarian cargo for the physical survival of the besieged people of Artsakh, as well as taking deliberate actions to cause hunger, suffering and deprivation to the civilian population, constitutes a grave violation of international law and qualifies ...
07/26/2023Artsakh Interior Ministry denies Facebook posts about arrival of humanitarian cargo from Akna
Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Interior Ministry denied today social media information alleging that a batch of humanitarian cargo arrived in Artsakh from Akna (Aghdam), which is now controlled by Azerbaijan. YEREVAN, July 18. /ARKA/. Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Interior Ministry denied today social media information alleging that a batch of humanitarian cargo arrived in Artsakh from Akna (Aghdam), which ...
07/18/2023Artsakh Foreign Ministry points out signs of war crime in Azerbaijani actions
... shortage of essential goods, as well as Baku's hostile and inhumane attitude towards the people of Artsakh. 'We reiterate that in accordance with the norms of international humanitarian law, Azerbaijan has an obligation not to impede the delivery of humanitarian cargo to besieged Artsakh. Violating this obligation constitutes a serious breach of the provisions of the Geneva Conventions and qualifies as a war crime. While acknowledging the ICRC's statement of 11 July regarding this matter, it is also ...
07/13/2023International community's inaction and indifference encourage Azerbaijan's genocidal actions- Artsakh FM
For the seventh day now, since 15 June, Azerbaijan has completely blocked the delivery of all types of humanitarian cargo to the Republic of Artsakh through the Lachin Corridor, including food and medicine, carried out by the Russian peacekeeping forces and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), thereby deliberately depriving the 120,000 ...
06/21/2023Complete closure of Lachin corridor is another demonstration of Azerbaijan's deliberate violation of its international obligations - Artsakh Foreign Ministry
... corridor and other illegal actions, the Azerbaijani authorities decided to proceed with new provocations aimed at tightening the blockade and isolating the people of Artsakh from the outside world, depriving them even of limited movement and supplies of humanitarian cargo under the escort of the ICRC and Russian peacekeepers.. Given the permissiveness and lack of decisive measures by the international community against the policy of ethnic cleansing of the people of Artsakh, the actions of Azerbaijan ...
06/16/2023Karabakh authorities restore partly delivery of humanitarian cargo
Nagorno-Karabakh authorities managed, with the assistance of Russian peacekeepers, to restore partly the delivery of humanitarian cargoes from the Republic of Armenia, disrupted in recent days due to the illegal installation of the Azerbaijani checkpoint on the Nagorno-Karabakh - Armenian border, the Artsakh Information Center reported. I YEREVAN, April 26. /ARKA/....
04/26/2023Artsakh ready to discuss with Russia installation of technical means of control in Lachin corridor - Foreign Minister
... connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, which has been blocked by Baku since last December 12. Lavrov recalled that the November 9, 2020 statement made by the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia calls for the free movement of solely civilian and humanitarian cargo and civilians through the Lachin corridor and setting up of any checkpoint there is not envisaged. He said Baku's suspicions that the road may be used by Armenia to transport weaponry can be dispelled by technical means of control. ...
03/03/2023Over 350 tons of humanitarian cargo cannot be shipped to Artsakh because of blockade of only road linking it with Armenia
More than 350 tons of humanitarian cargo colected for Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) still remain in the town of Goris, Syunik region of Armenia, because of the blockade of the only road linking Artsakh and Armenia by Azerbaijan, the Artsakh Information Center said. YEREVAN,...
01/27/2023Artsakh switches to three power cuts per day; 100 tons of food donated by Hayastan Fund cannot be transported to Artsakh due to blockade of road
... blockade of the only road connecting Artsakh with Armenia, the food cannot be transported to Artsakh, the Artsakh Information Center said. It said that negotiations are underway with the command of Russian peacekeeping forces in order to deliver the humanitarian cargo to Artsakh. "If the food is delivered to Artsakh, it will be stored in the Ministry of Social Development and Migration to be distributed free of charge among socially vulnerable groups ", the Center said. -0-
01/24/2023Artsakh foreign ministry: Azerbaijan resorts to various speculations trying to disguise their inhuman policy towards people of Artsakh
... vehicles and cargo in both directions. Baku's attempts to unilaterally revise the provisions of the Trilateral Statement and turn the Lachin Corridor, which has an internationally recognized status, into an Azerbaijani-controlled road exclusively for humanitarian cargo transportation are illegitimate and must be rejected. The Azerbaijani President's signature under the Trilateral Statement represents Azerbaijan’s explicit consent to the recognition of the exclusive control of the Russian peacekeeping ...
01/24/2023Swiss Council of States asks government to take action at UN Security Council to achieve lifting of blockade of Artsakh by Azerbaijan
... disabilities and health issues, cannot return to their families from Armenia. One person died due to the impossibility of transportation to Armenia, a 4-month seriously ill baby and 16 adult patients were transported to Armenia by the ICRC, 10 thousand tons of humanitarian cargo were transported from Armenia to Armenia through the ICRC and 18 people (including 8 children) need medical assistance in Armenia. Stocks of food, medicine and fuel are running out. The government has introduced ration stamps. On January ...
01/11/2023OSCE Chairman-in-Office to pay separate visits to Armenia and Azerbaijan to help them engage in constructive and productive dialogue
... disabilities and health issues, cannot return to their families from Armenia. One person died due to the impossibility of transportation to Armenia, a 4-month seriously ill baby and 16 adult patients were transported to Armenia by the ICRC, 10 thousand tons of humanitarian cargo were transported from Armenia to Armenia through the ICRC and 18 people (including 8 children) need medical assistance in Armenia. Stocks of food, medicine and fuel are running out. The government has introduced ration stamps. On January ...
01/11/2023Pashinyan accuses Azerbaijan of intending to draw Armenia into bigger provocation
... disabilities and health issues, cannot return to their families from Armenia. One person died due to the impossibility of transportation to Armenia, a 4-month seriously ill baby and 13 adult patients were transported to Armenia by the ICRC, 10 thousand tons of humanitarian cargo were transported from Armenia to Armenia through the ICRC and 18 people (including 8 children) need medical assistance in Armenia. Stocks of food, medicine and fuel are running out. The government said on Monday it will have to introduce ...
01/10/2023UN Secretary-General reiterates calls for ensuring freedom and security of movement along Lachin corridor
... disabilities and health issues, cannot return to their families from Armenia. One person died due to the impossibility of transportation to Armenia, a 4-month seriously ill baby and 13 adult patients were transported to Armenia by the ICRC, 10 thousand tons of humanitarian cargo were transported from Armenia to Armenia through the ICRC and 18 people (including 8 children) need medical assistance in Armenia. Stocks of food, medicine and fuel are running out. The government said on Monday it will have to introduce ...
01/10/2023Some 110 babies born in Artsakh after Azerbaijan blocked Lachin corridor
... disabilities and health issues, cannot return to their families from Armenia. One person died due to the impossibility of transportation to Armenia, a 4-month seriously ill baby and 13 adult patients were transported to Armenia by the ICRC, 10 thousand tons of humanitarian cargo were transported from Armenia to Armenia through the ICRC and 18 people (including 8 children) need medical assistance in Armenia. Stocks of food, medicine and fuel are running out. Shops receive goods only from government funds. -0-
01/09/2023Nagorno-Karabakh to introduce ration stamps
... disabilities and health issues, cannot return to their families from Armenia. One person died due to the impossibility of transportation to Armenia, a 4-month seriously ill baby and 13 adult patients were transported to Armenia by the ICRC, 10 thousand tons of humanitarian cargo were transported from Armenia to Armenia through the ICRC and 18 people (including 8 children) need medical assistance in Armenia. Stocks of food, medicine and fuel are running out. Shops receive goods only from government funds. -0-
01/09/2023Artsakh urged Putin, Biden and Macron to make Azerbaijan open Lachin corridor
... disabilities and health issues, cannot return to their families from Armenia. One person died due to the impossibility of transportation to Armenia, a 4-month seriously ill baby and 10 adult patients were transported to Armenia by the ICRC, 10 thousand tons of humanitarian cargo were transported from Armenia to Armenia through the ICRC and 18 people (including 8 children) need medical assistance in Armenia. Stocks of food, medicine and fuel are running out. Shops receive goods only from government funds. "The ...
01/05/2023Azerbaijan does nothing to lift the blockade of Lachin corridor, despite international outcry - Pashinyan
... disabilities and health issues, cannot return to their families from Armenia. One person died due to the impossibility of transportation to Armenia, a 4-month seriously ill baby and 10 adult patients were transported to Armenia by the ICRC, 10 thousand tons of humanitarian cargo were transported from Armenia to Armenia through the ICRC and 18 people (including 8 children) need medical assistance in Armenia. Stocks of food, medicine and fuel are running out. Shops receive goods only from government funds. -0-
01/05/2023Artsakh State Minister: There are no talks on reopening Lachin corridor
... disabilities and health issues, cannot return to their families from Armenia. One person died due to the impossibility of transportation to Armenia, a 4-month seriously ill baby and 10 adult patients were transported to Armenia by the ICRC, 10 thousand tons of humanitarian cargo were transported from Armenia to Armenia through the ICRC and 18 people (including 8 children) need medical assistance in Armenia. Stocks of food, medicine and fuel are running out. Shops receive goods only from government funds. -0-
01/05/2023Humanitarian cargo arriving in Armenia from EEU member countries to be exempted from several taxes
Under the Armenian law on establishing tax benefits during martial law, organizations and individuals will be exempted from VAT, excise and environmental taxes when importing humanitarian cargo from the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) member states. YEREVAN, October 28. /ARKA/. Under the Armenian law on establishing tax benefits during martial law, organizations and individuals will be exempted from VAT, excise and environmental ...
10/28/2020Qatar Airways plane with humanitarian assistance aboard arrives from Los-Angeles in Armenia
A Qatar Airways plane with humanitarian cargo aboard intended for the civil population of Artsakh, affected by the Azerbaijan's aggression, landed in Yerevan today at midday, Armenia's Civil Aviation Committee said. YEREVAN, October 19. /ARKA/. A Qatar Airways plane with humanitarian ...
10/19/2020Turkey closes its air space for aircraft with Armenia-bound humanitarian cargo
... reported. YEREVAN, October 15. /ARKA/. A flight by Qatar Airways that was scheduled for October 15 to bring humanitarian aid to Armenia from Los Angeles will not take place, the press service of the Civil Aviation Committee of Armenia reported. The humanitarian cargo was sent by the American-Armenian community for the civilians affected by the war in Artsakh. The plane was supposed to cross Turkish airspace, but Turkey is creating obstacles for the transportation of humanitarian cargo to Armenia....
10/15/2020Russia continues efforts for achieving peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict - Putin
... saying that Moscow and Yerevan continue constructive interaction also within the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO ). Putin was said to have thanked Armenia for providing humanitarian assistance to the population of Syria, noting that the humanitarian cargo was transported to this Arab republic by Russian military aircraft. The Russian president reminded also that the fifth Russian-Armenian inter-regional forum was held in Yerevan at the end of last year. According to him, the Russian ...
03/15/2017Armenian plane with relief supplies for Syria lands in Turkey for security check
Armenian transport aircraft “Antonov AN 12” flying with humanitarian cargo to Syria landed in Turkey Thursday, as agreed earlier, AIR Armenia reported. YEREVAN, November 8. /ARKA/. Armenian transport aircraft “Antonov AN 12” flying with humanitarian cargo to Syria landed in Turkey Thursday, as ...
11/08/2012RE-OPENING OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVEMENT OF SITUATION IN REGION
... Georgia and Iran, the Armenian economy has changed its infrastructure, and the country as a whole only depends on transportations, mainly through Poti and Batoumi harbors. “The railroad with Turkey, built in the soviet times and through which humanitarian cargo used to arrive in Armenia in the first years of independence, does not operate any more,” he said. In this connection Kirakosyan said that the re-opening of this branch of the railroad may contribute to the development of the ...
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