YEREVAN (ARMENIA) – The Japanese government said on Tuesday it has decided to provide an emergency grant to both Armenia and Azerbaijan to the tune of $4.8 million in a bid to resolve the humanitarian crisis resulting from the six-week conflict between both nations over the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Clashes broke out between Azeri troops and ethnic Armenian fighters on Sept. 27 and it came to an end on Nov. 10 following a Russia-brokered ceasefire, which gave territorial gains to Azerbaijan. Thousands lost their lives in the biggest military confrontation in the region since the 1990s.
The foreign ministry of Japan said Armenia would receive $3.6 million while Azerbaijan would get $1.2 million.
“This will provide assistance for improving living conditions such as repairs of shelters and medical support, as well as provision of relief supplies,” the statement of the ministry said.
The funds would be handed over through international organisations, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the United Nations Children’s Fund.
