The European Commission announced on Monday 17 May that it had provided 10 million euros in aid to help civilians affected by the recent conflict in and around Nagorno-Karabakh.
This funding will help provide emergency aid including food, hygiene and household items, multi-purpose cash and health care.
It will also cover protection assistance and provide early recovery assistance through livelihood support.
Finally, the aid will also be used for humanitarian demining in populated areas and for mine risk education.
Furthermore, on 14 May, High Representative of the Union Josep Borrell called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to exercise maximum restraint and defuse tensions. On 13 May Yerevan accused Azerbaijani forces of violating the border.
“Border delimitation and demarcation must be resolved through negotiations, for the benefit of the security of the local populations. We welcome ongoing contacts at the technical level between the two sides”, said Mr Borrell in a statement.
The Secretary General of the European External Action Service, Stefano Sannino, spoke with the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Mr Borrell recalled that the EU supports a comprehensive settlement of the conflict and encourages both countries to find peaceful solutions preserving stability in the region. (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)