  Azerbaijan “working” to open alternative road for ICRC evacuations September 26, 2023 - 13:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan is working to provide the International Committee of the Red Cross with access to a road connecting the Armenian towns of Goris and Kapan to Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh’s capital, adviser to the Azerbaijani president Hikmet Hajiyev said on Tuesday, September 26. Hajivev’s announcement came as doctors in Karabakh are struggling to save hundreds of burn victims after a fuel depot exploded near Stepanakert killing at least 20 people. According to the Azerbaijani official, the road, part of which which used to be under Armenia’s control prior to the Second Karabakh War, will be used exclusively for for medical evacuations and aid delivery. The first helicopter transporting patients injured in the blast landed in the Armenian town of Sisian on September 26 morning. The explosion happened as residents were lining up to get fuel for their cars in order to leave the region. On September 19, Azerbaijan launched a military offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh, which left hundreds of Armenians killed and thousands of others displaced. On September 20, the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh agreed to a ceasefire on Azerbaijan’s terms, including the dissolution of the Defense Army. So far, 13,550 displaced residents have already fled Nagorno-Karabakh and reached Armenia. https://twitter.com/HikmetHajiyev/status/1706580835392962852?fbclid=IwAR0N8gegNTiWb2IrFW82W6PLvoltTXS28l4A2nQZlveIsOJ-G1Kc5uiyw24   Top stories 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally  A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament.Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges.Armenia: 28 protesters arrested after clash with police The Investigative Committee of Armenia has announced the arrest of 28 participants of an opposition demonstration. |
