Most of the organization's funding comes from the U.S. State Department and other government grants.
Hakobyan, in her speech, talked about the 120,000 residents of Artsakh, including 30,000 children, cut off from the rest of world resulting from Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Lachin Corridor.
Presently, Azerbaijan also using the Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society is trying to obstruct the activity of the ICRC as the only humanitarian international organization operating in Nagorno - Karabakh.
The UN Security Council today convened a special session to discuss the Karabakh humanitarian crisis.
Our response to this whole situation must be continued diplomatic work. No matter how hard it is morally, politically or emotionally, we must not lose our temper under any circumstances.
The illegal blocking of the Lachin Corridor is another manifestation of Azerbaijan's policy of escalation, which once again highlights the legitimate need for an international presence in Nagorno-Karabakh and the Lachin Corridor.
The ministry merely reported that the ministers discussed regional security and Baku’s blockade of the Lachin Corridor.
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met today in Washington D.C. to discuss normalizing relations between their countries.
“It would be nice if this was of any use. It would be more beneficial if we changed our government. They waited so long that the Turks came and set up a checkpoint. But they haven't built the new road yet," says Balayan.