September 18, 2023 2:11 PM

Red Cross sends humanitarian convoys to breakaway Karabakh region from Armenia, Azerbaijan

The International Committee of the Red Cross said today that it had sent humanitarian convoys to the breakaway Karabakh region from Armenia and Azerbaijan simultaneously, reopening the road link to Armenia blockaded since December. The ICRC is today bringing shipments of wheat flour and essential medical items to people in need via the Lachin Corridor and the Aghdam road. Karabakh is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, but has an overwhelmingly ethnic Armenian population which w...