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The parliamentary opposition Heritage Party calls on the authorities in Armenia and the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh to undertake the process of mass resettlement of citizens in the de-facto republic and the territories surrounding it.
“Particularly considering the fact that there are many families in Armenia, including refugees from Azerbaijan SSR who survived the pogroms, who are unable to earn a living, are leaving Armenia en masse, sometimes entire villages. We must create favorable conditions for them in the liberated territories, create infrastructure, provide livestock, farm machinery and large tracts of land,” reads the statement issued by the Heritage Party, stressing the need to resettle at least 10,000 people annually.
The opposition party explains the urgency of this move by regular violations from Azerbaijan of any provision in signed agreements, Baku’s sounding of bellicose statements and the activity of snipers on the line of contact.
In a statement quoted by the Heritage Party, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev at the Third Congress of World Azerbaijanis, after signing several documents with the mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs on settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict exclusively through peaceful means, apparently said:
“Azerbaijan will ensure its territorial integrity by all means, including through the use of force. The Armenian state was established on historical Azerbaijani territories — Irevan and Zangezur — and the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh came as guests.”
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