Armenia receives 30 tons of humanitarian aid from Germany![]() January 26, 2021 - 15:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A German Defense Ministry plane transported 30 tons of humanitarian aid to Yerevan on Monday, January 25, to support those affected from the recent war in Nagorno-Karabakh. The assistance was organized in close cooperation with the Armenian Embassy in Germany, the Primate of the Armenian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Germany and the country's Silva Kaputikyan Union of Armenian Women. The humanitarian assistance mainly includes medicine, medical equipment, and necessity goods. In addition, two minibuses equipped with proper mobility aids were delivered to the rehabilitation center of Stepanakert, Karabakhs' capital. The first batch of humanitarian assistance from Germany arrived in Armenia back in early November. Also, Germany has provided €2 million to the ICRC, the German Red Cross has allocated €200,000 to the Armenian Red Cross, while the federal government has allocated €300,000 through the GIZ office in Yerevan. The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Partner news |