German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks during a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Antony after their meeting at the State Department in Washington, U.S., September 15, 2023.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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Germany calls for international monitoring in Nagorno-Karabakh

German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock called on Azerbaijan on Wednesday to allow international observers to enter the defeated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region.

BERLIN (Reuters) - German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock called on Azerbaijan on Wednesday to allow international observers to enter the defeated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Azerbaijan launched a lightning operation to take over Karabakh last week. Thousands of ethnic Armenians are fleeing their homes as a result.

"I have decided to significantly increase our humanitarian aid once again and to increase our additional funding for the International Committee of the Red Cross from 2 to 5 million euros ($5.28 million)," Baerbock added.

($1 = 0.9471 euros)

(Reporting by Friederike Heine; Editing by Kim Coghill)

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