Russian Foreign Ministry: Russia takes consistent steps aimed at  resolving difficult humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh

ArmInfo. The Russian side is taking consistent steps aimed at resolving the difficult  humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. Russian Foreign Ministry  spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on the situation with Russian  humanitarian aid to the population of Nagorno-Karabakh.

"In line with the initiative put forward by the Minister of Foreign  Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov during a trilateral  meeting with the heads of the foreign ministries of Azerbaijan and  Armenia on July 25 of this year, in Moscow, in collaboration with all  interested parties, a scheme for simultaneous opening of the Lachin  and Agdam routes was worked out. Taking into account the significant  divergence of positions and the high level of mutual distrust, this  work did not progress easily. As a first step, on September 12 this  year, a batch of humanitarian aid was delivered to the region through  the all-Russian public organization "Russian Red Cross". About 15  tons of food, personal hygiene items and bedding were donated to  residents of Nagorno-Karabakh in need of help.  We expect that,  taking into account the previously reached understanding, in the near  future, in parallel with the Agdam route, the Lachin corridor will  also be opened, then, humanitarian aid will be regularly sent to the  region in both directions," she stated.

Zakharova also emphasized that Moscow hopes that in this way the  humanitarian situation in Nagorno- Karabakh will be stabilized and  the normal functioning of the local population will be restored.  This, in turn, will create conditions for launching a dialogue  between Baku and Stepanakert and resuming and rhythmic work on the  implementation of the entire complex of tripartite agreements of  2020-2022 reached at the highest level on the regulation of  Armenian-Azerbaijani relations.