Armenia received 42,500 internally displaced persons from Karabakh

As of 08:00 (07:00 Moscow time) on September 27, 42,500 people have already arrived in Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh. This was reported by the press secretary of the Armenian Prime Minister Nazeli Baghdasaryan, transmits “Sputnik Armenia”.

She clarified that 22,800 displaced people have already been registered, and housing has been provided to 4,002 people. The rest of those who arrived from Karabakh wished to resolve the housing issue on their own, Baghdasaryan noted. She emphasized that the Armenian authorities in any case do not refuse their further guardianship.

Earlier it was reported that as of 20:00 (19:00 Moscow time) on September 26 to Armenia from Karabakh moved 28,120 internally displaced persons.

On September 19, Azerbaijan announced the start of “anti-terrorist measures” necessary for the “restoration of the constitutional order” in Nagorno-Karabakh. Baku demanded the dissolution of the regional government and the withdrawal of Armenian troops. Yerevan denied the presence of its troops in the region. The next day, Karabakh authorities announced the conclusion of agreements on a complete ceasefire.

On September 21, negotiations were held in Yevlakh between the delegation of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh and representatives of the Azerbaijani authorities. Subsequently, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev expressed confidence that the process of reintegration of the Armenian population of Karabakh will be successful. He explained that all those living in the Karabakh region are citizens of Azerbaijan, regardless of nationality. “Their rights and freedoms will be ensured in full,” Aliyev emphasized.