Russia has already amassed more than 3,200 light weapons and eight armored vehicles in Nagorno-Karabakh, mediating the conflict, while the United States warned that Moscow is not a reliable partner and offered humanitarian aid to Armenia.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, more than 3,200 small arms, 435,000 rounds of ammunition, portable air defense systems, 37 field artillery units, MLRS multiple rocket launchers, mortars, anti-tank weapons and eight armored vehicles were collected.
Russia has been monitoring the disarmament process since autumn 2020 with peacekeepers deployed in Nagorno-Karabakh, in accordance with the ceasefire reached between Azerbaijan and Armenian separatists.
The Ministry of Defense also stated that no ceasefire violations occurred this Monday and that the pacification contingent continues to host more than 670 civilians evacuated by the 24-hour military operation launched by Azerbaijan last Tuesday to “ constitutional order” in the breakaway region. of Nagorno-Karabakh, with an ethnic Armenian majority.
The United States said on Monday that Russia has shown that it is not a “reliable partner” after Azerbaijan’s offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia’s accusations of lack of support from Moscow.
‘Russia has shown that it is not a reliable security partner’said State Department spokesman Matthew Miller when asked about the matter by the press
United States President Joe Biden on Monday offered Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian humanitarian aid to thousands of refugees fleeing the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
“The United States is committed to working with your government to address the humanitarian needs arising from the recent outbreak of violence.”says a letter from Biden, as reported by the Armenian government on Monday.
Biden guaranteed that Washington plans to continue strengthening cooperation on energy diversification, stability and security, as demonstrated “during recent military exercises.”
Pashinian, who assured that his country is ready to receive all residents of the enclave who want to leave the territory, received this Monday in Yerevan Samantha Power, head of the United States Agency for Development (USAid), who presented him with the Biden document in 2013 handed over. hand.
Power said his visit will focus on working with local authorities to find and provide shelter for refugees, and on encouraging other countries to help them.
The official emphasized that Biden decided to send a delegation to the region to express support for Armenian sovereignty, territorial integrity and democracy.
Pashinian warned that “the process of ethnic cleansing of Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh continues at this time.”
“This is a tragedy. We tried to inform the international community that this ethnic cleansing would take place, but unfortunately we could not prevent it. It is now very important to take concrete measures to prevent further escalation and bigger problems.”he claimed.
Since Sunday, peacekeepers have been escorting people wanting to leave Nagorno-Karabakh, after Azerbaijan said it will reintegrate the enclave into its administrative system.
According to the Armenian government, 6,650 people displaced by the Azerbaijani military operation entered the country from Nagorno Karabakh at 2 p.m. Lisbon time.
The Artsakh Information Center (Nagorno-Karabakh for Armenians) reported on Monday that the large flow of people traveling to Armenia by private transport has caused traffic jams, making it impossible to organize the transport of seriously injured and extremely injured people. or the import of necessary medical equipment and humanitarian goods.
The authorities of the self-proclaimed republic asked citizens not to travel now to save the lives of the injured, promising that the evacuation will be carried out in phases and that, after the process of transferring the displaced people is completed, other residents from Nagorno-Karabakh who wishes so can also go to Armenia.
Representatives of the enclave and Azerbaijan gathered Monday at the permanent facilities of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno Karabakh to emphasize the need to transfer injured children, pregnant women and civilians in need of immediate medical care to hospitals in Armenia.
They also took into account the assessment of humanitarian issues, including the search and rescue process for the missing, the need to restore natural gas and energy supplies, as well as water supplies.
Source: DN
