France sends medical equipment and medicines to Armenia for needs of  those displaced from Nagorno Karabakh 

ArmInfo. Medical aid sent to Armenia by decision of French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna  was transferred to the RA Ministry of Health. This is stated in the message of the French Embassy in Armenia.

"France is firmly committed to being on the side of Armenia and the  Armenian people and supports refugees who are forced to leave their  land and their homes," the statement said.

It notes that the First Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of  Armenia Lena Nanushyan and Ambassador of France to the Republic of  Armenia Olivier Decottignies personally inspected the transfer of the  5-ton cargo at the Zvartnots international airport. The donation  included medical equipment and medicines. Lena Nanushyan thanked her  French partners who are helping Armenia overcome these difficult days  and providing patients with the necessary medicines.

On September 26, Catherine Colonna announced that equipment would be  sent to Yerevan to provide assistance to the wounded.

Earlier, noting the importance of overcoming the humanitarian crisis,  Ambassador Decottignies informed Minister of Labor and Social Affairs  of the Republic of Armenia Narek Mkrtchyan that the French  government, in cooperation with partner organizations, decided to  allocate 7 million euros to meet the social needs of internally  displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh.

The ambassador also reported that the French side would send a plane  to Armenia with medicines and equipment to provide primary medical  care to people affected by the explosion at a gas station in  Nagorno-Karabakh.