Azerbaijan lies to its refuges by promises to return them their former residencesSeptember 17, 2009 - 21:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In case certain NKR territories are returned to Azerbaijan, most of Azeri refugees will have the chance to return to their former residences, NKR ex-Foreign Minister Arman Melikyan told a press conference in Yerevan. However, the politician finds such prospects unfeasible considering possible geographic changes that will make the territories uninhabitable. Azerbaijani side is well aware of that and has agreed to the project."The thing is that Iran is currently building a huge water reservoir on Arax. In case it is exploited, former Azeri- populated lands will go beneath water," Arman Melikyan said. At that he noted that it was a very big territory unfit for habitation so Azerbaijan lies to its refuges by promises to return them their former residences. "If Armenian side had more clearly expressed its position, we wouldn't be facing the problem now," Melikyan said, adding that authorities in Armenia and Karabakh should work hard within the coming years to provide final solution to the problem. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |