Russia begins establishing a humanitarian response center in Nagorno-Karabakh

The Russian Ministry of Defense has started the establishment of an interagency center for humanitarian response in Stepanakert, - stated in the Ministry of Defense of Russia.

"For this purpose, from November 14, 2020, the operative group of the center has already been deployed in Stepanakert as part of the Russian peacekeeping contingent. From November 15, an operational group of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations will be re-stationed to increase the number of troops in the center, which will be part in the Interagency Operations Center, including at the expense of Russian FSB Border Guard forces and other Russian federal authorities", - reads the statement.

The full formation of the Humanitarian Response Center in Stepanakert will be completed by November 20, 2020.