"Black Garden" - First Attempt to Give Complete Picture of Karabakh ConflictMarch 17, 2006 - 13:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The future peaceful treaty on the Nagorno Karabakh problem should provide for the right of refugees to return home, British journalist Thomas de Waal, the author of "Black Garden" book dedicated to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net In his words, practically everything is very complicated. "It's more real to speak of return of Azeris to Aghdam and Fizuli where nobody lives. It's more difficult but still possible to speak of return of people to Lachin and Shushi. But it's quite unlikely that Armenians can return to Shahumyan or Baku and Azeris can return to Armenia in the near future. If they cannot return compensation should be negotiated," he noted.Thomas de Waal noted his book titled "Black Garden" is the first attempt to give a complete picture of the Karabakh conflict. "As a neutral part but worried about the Caucasus, I tried to write about the tragedies of the peoples that happened during these years. Now the book is being read in the region and I hear complaints like "Why didn't you write more about this or that?" the journalist said. In his words, the book was written to make people think about the grief of others. "As for the refugees. I write about Armenians, who were expelled from Sumgait, Baku and Shahumyan and about Azeris expelled from Armenia, Karabakh and the territories adjacent to it," Thomas de Waal said. Full text of the interview Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |