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Nagorno-Karabakh: Volunteers Donate Blood as Casualties Increase


Sat 03 Oct 2020 | 11:15 AM
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A group of young men and women in the Armenian capital Yerevan are rushing to donate their blood to the Armenian army soldiers as fighting rages in Nagorno-Karabakh and casualties increase.

The Independent newspaper published footage, on its twitter account, showing the blood donators while rushing to hospitals to donate their blood to rescue their fighters from the Armenian army.

https://twitter.com/IndyArabia/status/1312010590915825665?s=20

Armenia announced that its troops in the frontline and other areas have been placed on high alerts in the light of the clashes with Azerbaija, according to Al-Arabiya channel.

On Friday, expressed its readinessto work with the mediation group, co-chaired by Russia, the United States and France, to reach a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, which is witnessing battles between the Azerbaijani army and the two separatists with the support of Yerevan six days ago.

 

The two rivals in the Caucasus have been locked in a bitter conflict over the Karabakh region since the collapse of the Soviet Union when the ethnic-Armenian province split from Azerbaijan in 1991.

In a joint call, Russian President Vladimir Putin, US Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron urged the parties to return to negotiations aimed at settling this long-standing conflict.

“We are ready to deal with the countries that co-chair the Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe for a ceasefire based on the 1994-1995 agreements,” the Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a statement the day after this invitation.

About 200 people were confirmed killed since Sunday, including more than 30 civilians.