In the Parliament briefings, the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, Sargis Khandanyan, referred to sending humanitarian aid to Turkey.
“Armenia, as a normal member of the international community, should always respond to similar disasters and offer help, in case of agreement, help,” said Khandanyan.
A question was asked why it is not possible to send humanitarian aid to Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), but it is possible with a closed border with Turkey.
“The Lachin Corridor was closed by the ‘environmentalists’ of Azerbaijan in order to cause a humanitarian crisis in Artsakh, to terrorize the people of Artsakh. The border between Armenia and Turkey is unilaterally closed by Turkey. A devastating earthquake took place in Turkey, and Armenia offered to send humanitarian aid to Turkey.
Turkey agreed and opened the border closed by it. Yes, in a humanitarian context, these relations can reflect on the dynamics of the settlement of Armenian-Turkish relations,” said Artur Hovhannisyan, secretary of the NA ‘Civil Contract’ faction.
