Armenian Government Sends Humanitarian Aid to Nagorno-Karabakh

The Armenian government is sending humanitarian aid to Artsakh, which is currently under a full blockade by Azerbaijan.

As reported by, trucks with humanitarian cargo will soon depart from Yerevan to Artsakh.

On July 25, the Armenian government announced the convening of another meeting of the working group on managing the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh, led by Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan. During the meeting, decisions were made regarding urgent humanitarian assistance in the form of food and medicine for the population of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Trucks with humanitarian aid for Nagorno-Karabakh were opened in the presence of foreign diplomats accredited in Armenia, allowing them to witness the cargo.

The convoy of trucks with humanitarian aid from the Armenian government for the blockaded Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) passed through Masis. Public television promises real-time coverage of the events and will accompany the convoy until it reaches Goris, where the Armenian side, with the mediation and assistance of Russian peacekeepers, will attempt to deliver the cargo to the blockaded Nagorno-Karabakh.

The Azerbaijani side has not confirmed permission for the passage of trucks with humanitarian aid. The Armenian side is in communication with the peacekeepers. The convoy of trucks is accompanied by representatives from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Health. The assortment of humanitarian aid was discussed with colleagues from Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), according to Anna Zhamkochyan, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia.