More than 70,000 Armenians have fled from Nagorno-Karabakh crossing into Armenia, leaving all their belongings behind. Azerbaijan officials say they do not wish for the mass exodus. They have promised to do what they can for the peaceful integration of all Armenians into the Karabakh region.
In less than a week, tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians have fled the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says at this rate, there will be no ethnic Armenians left in Nagorno-Karabakh. The United Nations says the movement of such large numbers of people is concerning - and it has urged Azerbaijani authorities to ensure humanitarian principles are upheld. Armenia has set up two main centers in the cities of Goris and Vayk to register and assess the needs of those fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh.
“Three days [after the negotiations] when we learned about integration with Azerbaijan we decided that we didn’t want to be integrated and left. It took us several days to collect our stuff and leave. And we have been on the road for three days. Today we reached Goris and waited for other our relatives to arrive. From here we will go to Yerevan.”
The evacuation of Nagorno-Karabakh by Armenian citizens and its takeover by Azerbaijan can also be seen as a loss for Russia, a traditional ally for Armenia, according to researcher Dr Sascha Nanlohy.
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