Less than 24 hours after the return of Nagorno-Karabakh to the control of Azerbaijan, almost 5 thousand refugees arrived in Armenia.
This was reported on the official page of the Armenian government on Facebook.
This was reported on the official Facebook page of the Armenian government.
Transport with ethnic Armenians continues to arrive at the border with Armenia from Karabakh, where they did not want to stay after the region came under the control of Azerbaijan.
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According to data as of September 25, into the territory of Armenia 4,850 migrants moved in. Rescuers register them, determine their needs and provide accommodation options.
The first group of refugees from Karabakh, about 400 people, arrived at the Armenian border through the checkpoint on the Hakari Bridge on Sunday evening, accompanied by Russian “peacekeepers” ;. In total, more than 140 thousand people live in Karabakh.
Recall that on the night of September 19, Azerbaijan launched an “anti-terrorism” operation against Nagorno-Karabakh and resumed hostilities.
Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan said that his country would not go to war with Azerbaijan due to aggravation in the region.
Subsequently, the President of Azerbaijan < /b> Ilham Aliyev stated that the Armed Forces of his state managed to fulfill “all the assigned tasks of the anti-terrorist operation” during the day. Thus, Aliyev announced the restoration of the sovereignty of Azerbaijan.
In the capital of Armenia Yerevan the number of detained participants in the rally against the authorities increased to 168 people.