YEREVAN. – A group of Yazidis from Armenia on Wednesday will head for the Yazidi villages on Iraq’s Turkish border, and to transfer to the Iraqi Yazidis the funds that were collected in Armenia to help these Yazidis.

Armenia’s Hayazn Party member Vahe Melkonyan will accompany these Yazidis from Armenia.

“We don’t have Iraq entry visas at this point; there is a problem with documents. But in any case, we will leave on Wednesday night. Even if we can’t go to Iraq, we will reach the Yazidi villages on Turkey’s Iraqi border; there are thousands of refugees there. We will arrange the remaining matters on location.”

“National Union of Sinjar Yezidis” NGO Director Boris Murazi told the above-said to Armenian News-NEWS.am.

He also informed that as a result of a week-long fundraising project, about $10,000 was collected, wherewith they will purchase food and clothing for the Yazidi refugees.

“We ourselves are taking the collected amount, to be accountable to the people as to what this money was spent on. We will make the purchases on location, [and] we will provide necessary supplies to them.

“We have friends in Turkey, who will meet us, [and] help concerning the roads,” Murazi added.