Armenia allocated 10 billion drams ($25.6m) to provide assistance to the more than 60,000 ethnic Armenians who arrived in the country after Baku seized control of Nagorno-Karabakh last week. The allocation, part of the 2024 budget, was approved on Thursday, the government said in a statement, adding that the sum would be increased if necessary.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Spain’s PM wants Israel out of international cultural events over Gaza war

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called on Monday for Israel’s exclusion from…

UN blocks Myanmar military from taking UN seat

A key UN committee has again blocked Myanmar’s military junta from taking…

UN releases emergency funds for the Afghan health sector

The UN’s Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin…

Israel kills five Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Five Palestinians have been killed in overnight Israeli raids across the occupied…