image

epa10893666 Armenians hold posters during a protest of against the emptying of Nagorno-Karabakh of ethnic Armenians in front of the building of the European Commission in in Sofia, Bulgaria, 01 October 2023. Azerbaijan on 19 September 2023 launched a brief military offensive on the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway enclave that is home to some 120,000 ethnic Armenians. Following a ceasefire agreed on 20 September 2023, Azerbaijan opened all checkpoints with Armenia for the unimpeded exit of civilians from the disputed territory. The Armenian government announced the evacuation of more than 100,000 local residents from Nagorno-Karabakh, and a humanitarian center has been set up in the village of Kornidzor near the so-called Lachin corridor, the main route between Armenia and the breakaway region. (KEYSTONE/EPA/VASSIL DONEV)