BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 23. Armenian residents of Azerbaijan's Karabakh will be provided with electricity and heat, the representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Special Assignments Elchin Amirbayov told BBC radio, Trend reports.
He stated that the humanitarian situation in Karabakh is gradually improving, as both the Lachin and the Aghdam roads are actively used.
Amirbayov reminded that, on September 22, the Azerbaijani government sent four cargo trucks with humanitarian aid to Khankendi, which included food and hygiene supplies.
The official also said that Russian peacekeepers [temporarily stationed in Azerbaijan under the trilateral statement signed by Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russian leaders following the 2020 second Karabakh war] delivered humanitarian aid.
"We intend to continue providing the population there with everything they need. We are actively working with the International Committee of the Red Cross, which is evacuating the wounded persons. All other needs of Armenian residents of Karabakh, including access to electricity and heating, will be met," he added.
In order to ensure the provisions of the Trilateral Statement, suppression of large-scale provocations in Azerbaijan's Karabakh economic region, disarmament, and withdrawal of Armenian armed forces formations from the territories of Azerbaijan, localized anti-terrorist activities were carried out in the region.
Taking into account the appeal of the representatives of the Armenian population of Karabakh through the Russian peacekeeping contingent, an agreement was reached on September 20, 2023, at 13:00 (GMT+4) to cease anti-terrorist activities of a local nature under the following conditions: the formations of the armed forces of Armenia, Armenian illegal armed formations located in Azerbaijan's Karabakh region, lay down their weapons, leave their combat positions and military posts, and completely disarm; the formations of the armed forces of Armenia leave the territory of Azerbaijan; Armenian illegal armed groups are dissolved.
At the invitation of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ramin Mammadov, responsible for contacts with the Armenian residents of Karabakh, met with Sergey Martirosyan and David Melkumyan as representatives of the Armenian residents of Karabakh on September 21, 2023, in Yevlakh.
In the context of discussing social and humanitarian issues, the representatives of the Armenian residents of Azerbaijan's Karabakh region informed that there is a special need for fuel. At the same time, they asked for humanitarian assistance in the form of foodstuffs.
As a result of the meeting, their request was taken seriously. In particular, it is planned to supply fuel for the heating systems of kindergartens and schools, as well as the emergency medical service and fire department, and to provide humanitarian support in the near future.