Japan ready to provide support for overcoming social problems of forcibly displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, ARMENPRESS. Japan is ready to make effort and provide support for overcoming the social issues of the forcibly displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh, Japan’s Ambassador to Armenia Masanori Fukushima said during a meeting with Armenia’s Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Narek Mkrtchyan.

Mkrtchyan and Ambassador Fukushima discussed a number of issues related to the ministry’s assistance program for the forcibly displaced persons from NK as well as issues related to cooperation in the direction of overcoming the social problems of the refugees.

Minister Mkrtchyan presented the Armenian government response to the humanitarian crisis in NK and attached importance to the role of cooperation with international partners. He said that the ministry will continue to actively work with partner organizations to jointly resolve the issues of the displaced persons.

Ambassador Fukushima expressed condolences over the developments in NK and said that the Japanese government stands ready to contribute necessary efforts and support the overcoming of the social problems of the forcibly displaced people from Nagorno-Karabakh.