Brussels.
The
European Union has a role to play in helping end violence in the world, Luis
Moreno Ocampo, former Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
(ICC), said at a press conference today.
Yerevan.
France has
initiated a new discussion in the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution to
create the conditions for the return of the forcibly displaced population of
Nagorno-Karabakh, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna has said in the
Senate.
Vehicles carrying refugees from Nagorno-
Karabakh queue on the road leading towards the Armenian border, September 25, 2023.
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The mass evacuation of Nagorno-Karabakh’s ethnic Armenian population has been practically completed, outgoing authorities in Stepanakert indicated late on Sunday after at least 100,000 local residents fled to Armenia, refusing to live under Azerbaijani rule.
The
breakaway republic of Nagorno-Karabakh has proclaimed its own demise after
being recaptured by Azerbaijan in an offensive that has prompted more than half
the population to flee.
Sixty-eight
people have been confirmed dead as a result of the fuel depot blast near
Stepanakert, Artsakh’s Human Rights Defender informs. Only 21 bodies have been
identified.
Armenian government says at least 6,650 people from Nagorno-Karabakh cross into Armenia, amid reports of heavily congested roads