French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said the following in her speech: x account (ex-Twitter) said Paris is ready to provide assistance to victims of an explosion at a gas storage facility near Stepanakert in Nagorno-Karabakh and send resources there.
The diplomat also noted that Azerbaijan is obliged to ensure urgent access to humanitarian aid.
On September 25, near the Stepanakert-Askeran highway in Nagorno-Karabakh, an explosion occurred in a fuel tank distributed to local residents for transportation to Armenia. According to preliminary data, the number of victims exceeds 200 people. Regional Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan said that the victims should be evacuated by air immediately.
After Baku carried out its anti-terrorism operation, residents of Nagorno-Karabakh began to leave the unrecognized republic en masse; Approximately 7 thousand people have already left the region. Details are in the material “Newspapers.Ru”.
Formerly Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in the name Armenia and Azerbaijan are returning to a diplomatic solution on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.