Wednesday, September 27 2023 16:29

ArmInfo.The Spanish government will send humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh amid a  growing number of Armenians forced to leave their homes and leave the region. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Alvarez stated.

" Alarmed by the growing number of Armenians fleeing their homes in  Nagorno-Karabakh and the explosion that has caused hundreds dead. The  rights and security of the population, as well as the delivery of  humanitarian aid, must be guaranteed. From Spain's aid of Spanish  Agency for International Cooperation will be present," he said in his  X-page (Twitter).

Earlier, official Madrid called on the Azerbaijani authorities to  immediately cease hostilities and resume dialogue for the sake of a  peaceful settlement.

On September 19, Azerbaijan, under the pretext of an "anti-terrorist  operation," undertook another act of aggression against Artsakh. As a  result of enemy aggression, hundreds of Artsakh residents were  injured, more than 200 deaths were reported, including civilians, and  more than 10,000 were evacuated.

On September 20, Artsakh fell. Azerbaijan began the forcible  subjugation of the NKR. On September 20, late in the evening it  became known that Azerbaijan had deliberately shot at the car of the  Russian peacekeeping contingent, killing 5 people, including the  deputy commander of the RPC. Today, there were reports that one  soldier was killed and another was wounded as a result of shooting at  another RPCvehicle.  On September 21, a meeting between  representatives of Baku and Stepanakert was held in Yevlakh.   Azerbaijan demanded the disarmament of the Artsakh Defense Army, the  surrender of all military personnel and the abolition of all  government bodies.

On September 22, the process of abolishing the Artsakh Defense Army  began. There are reports that the enemy side exterminated the  population of the villages captured on September 19-20. During search  operations from September 21 to 24, the NKR Ministry of Internal  Affairs discovered the bodies of 105 Artsakh residents, including  brutally murdered children and elderly people.

As of the morning of September 26, more than 13 thousand forcibly  displaced Artsakh residents had already arrived in Armenia. The night  before it also became known that Artsakh was connected to the energy  system of Azerbaijan.  Protests demanding the resignation of the RA  Prime Minister continue in Yerevan and regions.  We add that as a  result of the explosion that took place in the fuel depot near  Stepanakert on September 25, according to preliminary data, more than  290 people were injured, 68 more died, there are still missing  people.   

The EU stated that it would allocate an additional 5 million euros to  assist internally displaced people from Artsakh. Earlier, USAID  Administrator Samantha Power, who is on a visit to Armenia, said that  "the United States will provide Armenia with support in the amount of  $11.5 million for the humanitarian needs of people displaced from  Nagorno-Karabakh."

In addition, as ArmInfo previously reported with reference to the  Swedish Ambassador to Armenia, Sweden, through the Swedish  International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), allocated 15  million Swedish kronor to the International Committee of the Red  Cross to meet the humanitarian needs of the population of  Nagorno-Karabakh.  France promised to allocate another 7 million  euros. Germany announced an increase in subsidies to the ICRC from 2  to 5 million euros, to direct them to humanitarian needs of the  Armenians of Nagorno- Karabakh.