Pashinyan sees no “flow of migration” of Karabakh people from ArmeniaNovember 23, 2023 - 17:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan believes there is no “flow of migration” of forcibly displaced people from Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenia. “I must admit with satisfaction that there is no flow of migration from the Republic of Armenia of our brothers and sisters forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh,” Pashinyan told a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, November 23, Armenpress reports. “In other words, there are no migration phenomena, because in the first days a rather alarming number of people were leaving, but as we assumed, in most cases people went abroad at the invitation of their relatives and returned. And we see that the situation has stabilized.” The Prime Minister believes that at some point the policy of the Armenian government towards persons forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh will become the same as towards citizens of Armenia. “The idea is that well-being is created through work,” Pashinyan concluded. On September 19, Azerbaijan launched a military offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh, which left hundreds of Armenians killed and thousands of others displaced. On September 20, the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh agreed to a ceasefire on Azerbaijan’s terms, including the dissolution of the Defense Army. On September 28, President of the Republic of Artsakh Samvel Shahramanyan signed a decree, according to which the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) will cease to exist by January 1, 2024. Over 100,000 displaced residents have already fled Nagorno-Karabakh and reached Armenia. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news Most popular in the section | 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. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. |