No:098/23, Press release on the meeting of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Elnur Mammadov with Ramesh Rajasingham, Head of the United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
01 March 2023 09:51
On 28 February 2023, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Elnur Mammadov met with Ramesh Rajasingham, Head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, within the framework of his participation in the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
During the meeting, prospects for existing cooperation between Azerbaijan and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, including the situation in the region in the post-conflict period, as well as issues around the Lachin road, were discussed.
Deputy Minister Elnur Mammadov, referring with satisfaction to Azerbaijan’s active activities in the field of humanitarian assistance, stated in this regard that Azerbaijan sent humanitarian assistance to many developing states during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as in the post-pandemic period. The activities of the Azerbaijan International Development Agency operating under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in ensuring international humanitarian assistance provided by Azerbaijan were also noted.
Deputy Minister Elnur Mammadov, who provided the other side with detailed information about the current situation in the region in the post-conflict period, including Azerbaijan’s peace and reconstruction efforts in the region, noted that the claims of “blockade” and “humanitarian crisis” made by Armenia in connection with the protest action of representatives of Azerbaijani civil society around the Lachin road, which mislead the international community, do not reflect the truth. Deputy Minister Elnur Mammadov stated that the regime of movement of citizens, vehicles and cargo through the Lachin road remains unchanged.
During the meeting, an exchange of views was also conducted on other issues of mutual interest.
