June 30, 2022 - 17:05 AMT
Armenia says has 1.5 years to tackle problems of displaced Karabakh residents

Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan has said the Armenian government is working with the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) to find solutions to the issue of deportation of the residents Berdzor, Sputnik Armenia reports.

Grigoryan's comments came days after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan revealed that there is a "preliminary understanding" that Lachin corridor connecting Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) will be changed. Asked what will happen to the residents of Aghavno and Sus communities in Berdzor, which is situated within the current corridor, Pashinyan said those territories will pass under the control of Azerbaijan.

Grigoryan said Thursday, June 30 that the authorities have 1.5 years to tackle the problem of providing the residents of said communities with housing and settling related issued.

The Secretary also noted that Armenia is resolutely advancing the agenda of peace in the region, although he added that the process is not going to be easy..