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AZERBAIJAN NAGORNO KARABAKH FLAG

In this photo provided by Azerbaijan's Presidential Press Office on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev kisses a Azerbaijani National Flag in the city of Aghdara also known as Mardakert to Armenians in Aghdara, Azerbaijan. Aliyev has raised his nation's flag over the capital of Karabakh in a ceremony reaffirming Baku's control of the disputed region. (Azerbaijani Presidential Press Office via AP)

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10912982 A view of laundry hanging on clotheslines at an abandoned residential area in Stepanakert, known also as Khankendi, the former regional capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan, 10 October 2023 (issued 11 October 2023). Before Azerbaijan's military offensive last September, Nagorno-Karabakh's population was estimated at 120,000. After a military defeat by Azerbaijan followed by a mass exodus of nearly the entire region's population of ethnic Armenians, the enclave will 'cease to exist' as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader Samvel Shakhramanyan announced on 28 September 2023, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. The territory, internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, has been at the center of a decades-long conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. EPA/STRINGER

KYRGYZSTAN CSTO MILITARY EXERCISES

epa10912876 A soldier takes part along with Kyrgyz military personnel and peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) military alliance in the 'Indestructible Brotherhood 2023' military exercise in Balykchy, Kyrgyzstan, 11 October 2023. Troops from the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization's (CSTO) members Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan, are participating in the drills that kicked off near Kyrgyzstan's northern town of Balykchy on 06 October, while Armenia is not taking part. EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO

AZERBAIJAN ARMENIA KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10901113 An image taken from a handout video made available on 05 October 2023 by the State Security Service of Azerbaijan shows Arayik Harutyunyan, former 'president' of the so-called Armenian administration in Karabakh, being escorted by the Azerbaijan State Security Service following his arrest, in Baku, Azerbaijan (issued 05 October 2023). Harutyunyan faces a life sentence, the Prosecutor GeneralâÄ™s Office and the State Security Service of Azerbaijan said. They explained that they are investigating crimes in which Baku considers âĘillegal Armenian armed groups operating in the territory of the Karabakh region of AzerbaijanâÄ™ to be involved. In February 1988, the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its secession from the Azerbaijan SSR. As a result of the armed conflict of 1992-1994, Azerbaijan lost control over the region and seven adjacent regions. For 30 years, Nagorno-Karabakh existed as an unrecognized republic. In September 2023, Azerbaijan launched a military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh. The fighting lasted less than a day, as a result, Baku regained control over the entire region, and the unrecognized NKR announced it would cease to exist as of 01 January 2024. EPA/State Security Service of Azerbaijan HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

ISRAEL AZERBAIJAN FUELING WAR

FILE - A convoy of cars of ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh move to Kornidzor in Syunik region, Armenia, on Sept. 26, 2023. Israel has quietly helped fuel Azerbaijan's campaign to recapture Nagorno-Karabakh, officials and experts say, supplying powerful weapons to Azerbaijan ahead of its lightening offensive last month that brought the Armenian enclave in its territory back under its control. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov, File)

AZERBAIJAN ARMENIA KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10901111 An image taken from a handout video made available on 05 October 2023 by the State Security Service of Azerbaijan shows Arayik Harutyunyan, former 'president' of the so-called Armenian administration in Karabakh, being escorted by the Azerbaijan State Security Service following his arrest, in Baku, Azerbaijan (issued 05 October 2023). Harutyunyan faces a life sentence, the Prosecutor GeneralâÄ™s Office and the State Security Service of Azerbaijan said. They explained that they are investigating crimes in which Baku considers âĘillegal Armenian armed groups operating in the territory of the Karabakh region of AzerbaijanâÄ™ to be involved. In February 1988, the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its secession from the Azerbaijan SSR. As a result of the armed conflict of 1992-1994, Azerbaijan lost control over the region and seven adjacent regions. For 30 years, Nagorno-Karabakh existed as an unrecognized republic. In September 2023, Azerbaijan launched a military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh. The fighting lasted less than a day, as a result, Baku regained control over the entire region, and the unrecognized NKR announced it would cease to exist as of 01 January 2024. EPA/State Security Service of Azerbaijan HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

USA DEMO ARMENIA

epa10904625 Students from the Holy Martyrs Ferrahian Armenian High School pose at the Armenian Genocide Martyrs Memorial Monument after a 27 mi (43 km) walk, in Montebello, California, USA, 06 October 2023. The 15-hour march from the school's Encino campus to the monument was undertaken to call attention to the struggle of some 120,000 Armenians of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) who have been displaced to Armenia following a brief military offensive by Azerbaijan in the region on 19 September 2023. Following a ceasefire agreement on 20 September, 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. EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT

USA DEMO ARMENIA

epa10904640 Signs sit on the ground as students and faculty members from the Holy Martyrs Ferrahian Armenian High School gather at the Armenian Genocide Martyrs Memorial Monument after a 27 mi (43 km) walk, in Montebello, California, USA, 06 October 2023. The 15-hour march from the school's Encino campus to the monument was undertaken to call attention to the struggle of some 120,000 Armenians of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) who have been displaced to Armenia following a brief military offensive by Azerbaijan in the region on 19 September 2023. Following a ceasefire agreement on 20 September, 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. EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT

USA DEMO ARMENIA

epa10904630 Students and faculty members from the Holy Martyrs Ferrahian Armenian High School listen to a speech at the Armenian Genocide Martyrs Memorial Monument after a 27 mi (43 km) walk, in Montebello, California, USA, 06 October 2023. The 15-hour march from the school's Encino campus to the monument was undertaken to call attention to the struggle of some 120,000 Armenians of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) who have been displaced to Armenia following a brief military offensive by Azerbaijan in the region on 19 September 2023. Following a ceasefire agreement on 20 September, 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. EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT

AZERBAIJAN ARMENIA

A journalist looks at damaged Armenian mini-bus on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, near Khankendi, Azerbaijan, also known as Stepanakert to Armenians. (AP Photo/Aziz Karimov)

AZERBAIJAN ARMENIA

Sergey Astsetryan, an ethnic Armenian resident of Nagorno-Karabakh, drives his Soviet-made vehicle past Russian peacekeepers after been checked by Azerbaijani border guard servicemen at the Lachin checkpoint on the way from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, in Azerbaijan, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. Astsetrayn was one of the last residents of Nagorno-Karabakh to drive out of the region in his own vehicle as part of a grueling weeklong exodus of over 100,000 people — more than 80% of the residents — after Azerbaijan reclaimed the area in a lightning military operation. (AP Photo/Aziz Karimov)

AZERBAIJAN ARMENIA

A man walks down a street in Khankendi, Azerbaijan on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023 which is also known as Stepanakert to Armenians. (AP Photo/Aziz Karimov)

AZERBAIJAN ARMENIA

A bus and belongings of Ethnic Armenians are seen next to a high way on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, near Mukhtar village, in Azerbaijan, also known as Mkhitarashen to Armenians. (AP Photo/Aziz Karimov)

AZERBAIJAN ARMENIA

An Azerbaijani serviceman jumps over a trench of a former Armenian position on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, near Mukhtar village, in Azerbaijan, also known as Mkhitarashen to Armenians. (AP Photo/Aziz Karimov)

AZERBAIJAN ARMENIA

A burned Armenian truck is seen on the road on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, near Khankendi, Azerbaijan, also known as Stepanakert to Armenians. (AP Photo/Aziz Karimov)

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10897379 A general view of the former capital of Nagorno-Karabakh region, known to Armenians as Stepanakert, and in Azerbaijan as Khankendi, Azerbaijan, 02 October 2023 (issued 03 October 2023). The city, whose population was estimated at 50,000, now looks like a ghost town. 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 100,550 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. Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader, Samvel Shakhramanyan, announced on 28 September 2023, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. EPA/ROMAN ISMAYILOV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10897381 A general view of the former capital of Nagorno-Karabakh region, known to Armenians as Stepanakert, and in Azerbaijan as Khankendi, Azerbaijan, 02 October 2023 (issued 03 October 2023). The city, whose population was estimated at 50,000, now looks like a ghost town. 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 100,550 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. Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader, Samvel Shakhramanyan, announced on 28 September 2023, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. EPA/ROMAN ISMAYILOV

ARMENIA FRANCE

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, right, greets French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna, left, prior to their talks in Yerevan, Armenia, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (Tigran Mehrabyan/PAN Photo via AP)

ARMENIA ICC

Armenian lawmakers attend the session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia in Yerevan, Armenia, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. The Armenian parliament on Tuesday voted to join the International Criminal Court, which earlier this year indicted Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes connected to the deportation of children from Ukraine. (Hayk Baghdasaryan/PHOTOLURE via AP)

AZERBAIJAN ARMENIA

A doll and children's personal belongings lie on the ground in Khankendi, Azerbaijan on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023 which is also known as Stepanakert, Karabakh to Armenians. (AP Photo/Aziz Karimov)

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10896020 Armenian volunteers sort through clothes and other collected items to distribute to refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, in Yerevan, Armenia, 02 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. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10896001 Armenian volunteers sort through clothes and other collected items to distribute to refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, in Yerevan, Armenia, 02 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. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10895957 People walk past a collection point of donated items for refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, in Yerevan, Armenia, 02 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. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10895956 A sign reading 'humanitarian aid' is posted on a car next to a collection point of donated items for refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, in Yerevan, Armenia, 02 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. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

AZERBAIJAN ARMENIA

An Azerbaijani Army officer shows weapons and equipment surrendered by Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh displayed in Signag village, Azerbaijan, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh laid down their weapons after a lightning military operation in which Azerbaijan reclaimed control of the breakaway region after three decades of separatist rule. (AP Photo/Aziz Karimov)

AZERBAIJAN ARMENIA

Sergey Astsetryan, an ethnic Armenian resident of Nagorno-Karabakh, drives his Soviet-made vehicle past Azerbaijani border guard servicemen after been checked at the Lachin checkpoint on the way from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, in Azerbaijan, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. Astsetrayn was one of the last residents of Nagorno-Karabakh to drive out of the region in his own vehicle as part of a grueling weeklong exodus of over 100,000 people — more than 80% of the residents — after Azerbaijan reclaimed the area in a lightning military operation. (AP Photo/Aziz Karimov)

AZERBAIJAN ARMENIA

Sergey Astsetryan, an ethnic Armenian resident of Nagorno-Karabakh, center, shows his belongings as Azerbaijani border guard servicemen check his Soviet-made vehicle at the Lachin checkpoint on the way from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, in Azerbaijan, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. Astsetrayn was one of the last residents of Nagorno-Karabakh to drive out of the region in his own vehicle as part of a grueling weeklong exodus of over 100,000 people — more than 80% of the residents — after Azerbaijan reclaimed the area in a lightning military operation. (AP Photo/Aziz Karimov)

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10893744 Armenians pray during the Divine Liturgy at the Open Altar of St. Trdat in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Armenia, 01 October 2023. Under the chairmanship of His Holiness Garegin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, the day of 01 October was declared the National Day of Prayer for Artsakh, on the occasion of which a special prayer service was held in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and in all churches of Armenia and the Diaspora. 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 EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10893722 Armenians pray during the Divine Liturgy at the Open Altar of St. Trdat in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Armenia, 01 October 2023. Under the chairmanship of His Holiness Garegin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, the day of 01 October was declared the National Day of Prayer for Artsakh, on the occasion of which a special prayer service was held in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and in all churches of Armenia and the Diaspora. 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 EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIEN KONFLIKT ASERBAIDSCHAN

Armenian parishioners attend a national day of prayer for Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) leading by Armenian Catholicos Karekin II at the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in Etchmiadzin, the seat of the Oriental Orthodox church outside in Yerevan, Armenia, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. Armenia's government says an ethnic Armenian exodus has nearly emptied Nagorno-Karabakh of residents since Azerbaijan attacked and ordered the breakaway region's militants to disarm. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov)

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10892114 A dog on a leash walks past a group of Armenian police officers sitting on a bench as they keep watch near the government building during an opposition rally demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Pashinyan due to the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis, in downtown Yerevan, Armenia, 30 September 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. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN

People attend a rally in support of the former head of Nagorno-Karabakh's separatist government Ruben Vardanyan, in Yerevan, Armenia, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. On Thursday, Sept. 26, Azerbaijani authorities charged Ruben Vardanyan, the former head of Nagorno-Karabakh's separatist government, with financing terrorism, creating illegal armed formations and illegally crossing a state border. A day earlier, he was detained by Azerbaijani border guards as he was trying to leave Nagorno-Karabakh for Armenia along with tens of thousands of others. (Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure via AP)

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN

Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh sit next to their belongings near a tent camp after arriving to Armenia's Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Armenian officials say that by Friday evening over 97,700 people had left Nagorno-Karabakh. The region's population was around 120,000 before the exodus began. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov)

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10891333 A medic helps an ethnic Armenian man from Nagorno-Karabakh near the registration and distribution centre in Goris, Armenia, 30 September 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 96,000 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. Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader, Samvel Shakhramanyan, announced on 28 September, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10890116 Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh cross the border with Azerbaijan by car, carrying their belongings with them, near the village of Kornidzor, Armenia, 29 September 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 85,000 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. Nagorno-Karabakh will 'cease to exist' as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader, Samvel Shakhramanyan, announced on 28 September, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN

Ethnic Armenian man and woman from Nagorno-Karabakh talk to each other sitting near a tent camp after arriving to Armenia's Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Armenian officials say that by Friday evening over 97,700 people had left Nagorno-Karabakh. The region's population was around 120,000 before the exodus began. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov)

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN

Ethnic Armenian man and woman with children from Nagorno-Karabakh sit next to their belongings near a tent camp after arriving to Armenia's Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Armenian officials say that by Friday evening over 97,700 people had left Nagorno-Karabakh. The region's population was around 120,000 before the exodus began. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov)

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN

An ethnic Armenian woman from Nagorno-Karabakh stands near a tent camp after arriving to Armenia's Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, late Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. Armenian officials say that by Friday evening over 97,700 people had left Nagorno-Karabakh. The region's population was around 120,000 before the exodus began. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov)

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10890159 A local rides a horse (R, back) as ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh cross the border with Azerbaijan on a bus with their belongings, near the village of Kornidzor, Armenia, 29 September 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 85,000 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. Nagorno-Karabakh will 'cease to exist' as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader, Samvel Shakhramanyan, announced on 28 September, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10890113 Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh cross the border with Azerbaijan by car, carrying their belongings with them, near the village of Kornidzor, Armenia, 29 September 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 85,000 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. Nagorno-Karabakh will 'cease to exist' as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader, Samvel Shakhramanyan, announced on 28 September, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10889738 Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh seat on a car with their belongings crossing the border with Azerbaijan near the village of Kornidzor, Armenia, 29 September 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 85,000 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. Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader, Samvel Shakhramanyan, announced on 28 September, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10889737 An ethnic Armenian woman stands near registration and humanitarian aid center on the Armenia - Azerbaijan border near the village of Kornidzor, Armenia, 29 September 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 85,000 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. Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader, Samvel Shakhramanyan, announced on 28 September, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10889494 Armenian volunteers distribute clothes for ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh after they crossed the Azerbaijan - Armenia border on the road near the village of Kornidzor, Armenia, 29 September 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 85,000 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. Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader, Samvel Shakhramanyan, announced on 28 September, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV EPA-EFE/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10889471 Cars line up as Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh travel to cross the border with Azerbaijan near the village of Kornidzor, Armenia, 29 September 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 85,000 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. Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader, Samvel Shakhramanyan, announced on 28 September, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10889473 Armenian servicemen check cars of ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh as they cross the border with Azerbaijan near the village of Kornidzor, Armenia, 29 September 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 85,000 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. Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader, Samvel Shakhramanyan, announced on 28 September, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10889452 Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh travel on a dump truck crossing the border with Azerbaijan near the village of Kornidzor, Armenia, 29 September 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 85,000 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. Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader, Samvel Shakhramanyan, announced on 28 September, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN

Volunteers offer food to ethnic Armenians fleeing from Nagorno-Karabakh on their way to Armenia's Kornidzor in Syunik region, Armenia, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. More than 70% of Nagorno-Karabakh's original population has fled to Armenia as the region's separatist government said it will dissolve itself and the unrecognized republic inside Azerbaijan will cease to exist by year's end after a three-decade bid for independence. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov)

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10889733 An ethnic Armenian woman walks near registration and humanitarian aid center on the Armenia - Azerbaijan border near the village of Kornidzor, Armenia, 29 September 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 85,000 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. Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader, Samvel Shakhramanyan, announced on 28 September, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10889736 Ethnic Armenians choose clothes at the registration and humanitarian aid centre on the Armenia - Azerbaijan border near the village of Kornidzor, Armenia, 29 September 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 85,000 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. Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader, Samvel Shakhramanyan, announced on 28 September, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN

Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh sit inside a minibus on their way to Armenia's Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. Armenian officials say more than 70% of Nagorno-Karabakh's original population have fled the region for Armenia. (Vahan Stepanyan, PAN Photo via AP)

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN

An ethnic Armenian woman from Nagorno-Karabakh walks past a street cafe after arriving to Armenia's Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. Armenian officials say more than 70% of Nagorno-Karabakh's original population have fled the region for Armenia. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov)

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN

Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh carry their belongings after arriving to Armenia's Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. Armenian officials say more than 70% of Nagorno-Karabakh's original population have fled the region for Armenia. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov)

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN

An ethnic Armenian man from Nagorno-Karabakh stands atop of a truck with his belongings after arriving to Armenia's Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. Armenian officials say more than 70% of Nagorno-Karabakh's original population have fled the region for Armenia. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov)

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10889495 Armenian volunteers distribute food for ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh after they crossed the Azerbaijan - Armenia border on the road near the village of Kornidzor, Armenia, 29 September 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 85,000 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. Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader, Samvel Shakhramanyan, announced on 28 September, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV EPA-EFE/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10889492 Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh rest on a roadside after crossing the Azerbaijan border near the village of Kornidzor, Armenia, 29 September 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 85,000 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. Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader, Samvel Shakhramanyan, announced on 28 September, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10889450 Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh travel on a dump truck crossing the border with Azerbaijan near the village of Kornidzor, Armenia, 29 September 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 85,000 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. Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader, Samvel Shakhramanyan, announced on 28 September, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN

Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh drive a truck on the road from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia's Kornidzor in Syunik region, Armenia, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. More than 70% of Nagorno-Karabakh's original population has fled to Armenia as the region's separatist government said it will dissolve itself and the unrecognized republic inside Azerbaijan will cease to exist by year's end after a three-decade bid for independence. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov)

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN

Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh and European Union observers drive their cars past a check point on the road from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia's Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. Armenian officials say more than 70% of Nagorno-Karabakh's original population have fled the region for Armenia. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov)

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN

Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh drive their cars on the road from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia's Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. Armenian officials say more than 70% of Nagorno-Karabakh's original population have fled the region for Armenia. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov)

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10889138 Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh stop for a rest in Goris, Armenia, 29 September 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 85,000 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. Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader, Samvel Shakhramanyan, announced on 28 September, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10889132 Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh gather near the registration and distribution center in Goris, Armenia, 29 September 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 85,000 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. Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader, Samvel Shakhramanyan, announced on 28 September, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KARABAKH CONFLICT

epa10889125 Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh gather near the registration and distribution center in Goris, Armenia, 29 September 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 85,000 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. Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist as a self-proclaimed state from 01 January 2024, the region's separatist leader, Samvel Shakhramanyan, announced on 28 September, after signing a decree to dissolve all its institutions. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

LEBANON ARMENIA AZAREIJAN PROTEST

Lebanese-Armenian protesters, protest near the Azerbaijani Embassy, to denounce the Azerbaijani military offensive that recaptured Nagorno-Karabakh from the separatist Armenian authorities in the enclave, in Ain Aar, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. A 24-hour Azerbaijani blitz last week forced Armenian separatist authorities to sit down for talks on Nagorno-Karabakh's "reintegration" into Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

LEBANON ARMENIA AZAREIJAN PROTEST

Lebanese-Armenian protesters hold flares, as they protest near the Azerbaijani Embassy, to denounce the Azerbaijani military offensive that recaptured Nagorno-Karabakh from the separatist Armenian authorities in the enclave, in Ain Aar, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. A 24-hour Azerbaijani blitz last week forced Armenian separatist authorities to sit down for talks on Nagorno-Karabakh's "reintegration" into Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)