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MOSCOW, October 6 Russia, in response to Yerevan’s request, began supplying Armenia with 35 thousand tons of petroleum products, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.
“»We continue our consistent efforts to provide comprehensive assistance to Armenia and the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. In response to the appeal of the Armenian leadership, Russia began supplying the oil products necessary for the republic. We are talking about 15 thousand tons of gasoline and 20 thousand tons of diesel fuel,» the ministry reported on your website.
As the diplomatic department reported with reference to the Armenian side, the situation in this area in Armenia is not easy.
«The country has almost chosen the balance sheet approved for the current year. The autumn-winter period is ahead. Russia's support will be very timely and useful. Despite the introduction on September 21 by the government of the Russian Federation of a temporary ban on the export of commercial gasoline and diesel fuel from our country, the Russian side met the allies halfway within the framework of the relevant intergovernmental agreement signed in December 2013,” the ministry noted.
According to the Armenian government, 100,520 people have moved from Karabakh to Armenia since September 24. According to the Armenian authorities, before the latest exacerbation, 120 thousand people lived in the region.