Tuesday, November 24 2020 10:22

ArmInfo.UN structures are stepping up their activities in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Thus, the official representative of the UN Secretary General Stefan  Dujarrick said that UN specialists are ready to work together with  Russia to assess the volume of humanitarian assistance needed in  Nagorno- Karabakh.

According to him, in response to a request from the Russian  Federation indicating the role and modalities of the Russian  Interdepartmental Center for Humanitarian Aid, the Secretary General  confirmed that the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian  Affairs and other UN offices are ready to cooperate and discuss the  possibilities of joint action on the ground with the aim of  conducting an initial independent assessments in Nagorno-Karabakh and  surrounding areas to fully understand the humanitarian needs in the  region as soon as possible.

In turn, a representative of the UN Department of Peacekeeping  Operations said that the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS), together  with other units, is working on an emergency deployment in Nagorno-  Karabakh, a mission to assess the needs of the parties is likely to  start working in early December.  "The UN Mine Action Service  (UNMAS), in coordination with other UN units and the team on the  ground, is working on an emergency deployment in the context of the  UN assistance requested by the parties. It is likely (deployment of  the UNMAS mission - ed.) Will begin with a mission to field needs  assessment in early December>, - said the interlocutor of RIA  Novosti, answering the question of whether UNMAS plans to provide  assistance to Azerbaijan in mine clearance in zone of  Nagorno-Karabakh.

Earlier, the Russian side appealed to the UN structures with an  appeal to intensify their activities in the zone of the  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.