Officials plan to evacuate thousands of displaced people from region after Azerbaijani military offensive
The first several hundred refugees from war-tornhave crossed into Armenian territory, as a historic evacuation begins that could lead to a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians while Azerbaijan appears on the brink of taking control of the breakaway region.
“I’m just so happy right now,” Elizbaryan said. Her brother said: “I always knew they would come, I knew they would be OK.” “Dear compatriots, we would like to inform you that, accompanied by Russian peacekeepers, the families who were left homeless as a result of the recent military operations and expressed their desire to leave will be transferred to Armenia,” a statement read. “The government will issue information about the relocation of other population groups in the near future.”
The Armenian government said it was ready to welcome 120,000 ethnic Armenian compatriots and that it was likely they would leave soon. The first refugees came from the region near Shusha, where Armenian towns and villages were surrounded as Azerbaijani forces surged forward in an offensive this week.
He criticised a Russian-dominated security bloc of which Armenia is a member, saying the Collective Security Treaty Organization had been ineffective in preventing further violence.
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