UN mission arrives in Karabakh, first visit in 30 years: Azerbaijan - GulfToday

UN mission arrives in Karabakh, first visit in 30 years: Azerbaijan

  • 01 Oct 2023
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UN mission arrives in Karabakh mainly to assess humanitarian needs. UN logo used for illustrative purposes only.

A United Nations mission arrived Sunday in Nagorno-Karabakh, the first in three decades, Azerbaijan said after almost the entire ethnic-Armenian population fled since Azerbaijan recaptured the breakaway enclave.

An Azerbaijani presidency spokesman told AFP that a "UN mission arrived in Karabakh on Sunday morning" — mainly to assess humanitarian needs, the first time in around 30 years that the international body has gained access to the region.

Agence France-Presse

 

 

 

 

 

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