Germany will allocate 2 million euros (over $2.3 million) for the International Committee of the Red Cross to provide Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh with humanitarian aid
Germany will allocate 2 million euros (over USD 2.3 million) for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to provide Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh with humanitarian aid, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said.
"The Red Cross, which
is currently the only humanitarian organization that has access to the
conflict-hit region, has asked the international community to allocate 9
million euro in urgent aid. Germany
... will allocate 2 million euros," Maas said at a parliament's hearing on
Thursday.
The minister stressed that
the winter is coming and Nagorno-Karabakh will face increasing problems with
food supplies.
Maas also called on Armenia
and Azerbaijan to cease hostilities without any preconditions, adding that the
international community should exert pressure on the warring sides to ensure a
ceasefire.
"Azerbaijan
and Armenia must finally understand that the military resolution to the
conflict would not be accepted by the international community," the
minister added.
The fighting on the line of
contact in Nagorno-Karabakh started on September 27. Armenia and Azerbaijan
have accused each other of starting the firing. The international community,
including Germany, strongly condemned the escalation and called on parties to
settle the differences via dialogue, while Turkey has pledged its full support
for Azerbaijan.
Yerevan and Baku have
signed three ceasefire agreements, but all of them collapsed soon after
entering into force. Last week, the Azerbaijani troops managed to make
significant achievements on the southern flank, but within the past several
days, the front line has stabilized, with the Azerbaijani troops trying to
reach Berdzor (Lachin), Karmir Shuka (Qirmizi Bazar) and Martuni (Khojavend).
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