ArmInfo. The Artsakh authorities must think of the fate of the Aghavno and Berdzor residents, Gegham Stepanyan, Human Rights Defender of Artsakh, said.
According to the information at his disposal, the Aghavno residents will be resettled in Hin Shen and Mets Shen, Nagorno-Karabakh, if the alternative highway is put into operation.
“Berdzor residents will be involved in the same programmes as other displaced persons. They will be provided with housing in Armenia,” Mr Stepanyan said. No evacuation of the local residents is taking place now.
At a recent online conference, Armenia’s Premier Nikol Pashinyan stated that new road that would be an alternative to the Lachin corridor is under construction. Under the trilateral agreement of November 9, 2020, during three years, with the parties consent, the corridor route is to be changed. As a result, the territories beyond the boundaries of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region will become part of Azerbaijan. The route will be changed to ensure more reliable highway service between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
“We are solving the Berdzor residents’ problems by means of government decisions. Of course, the population must be provided with housing. As regards Ahavno, the Artsakh government can resolve the villagers’ problems,” the premier said. The route will be changed after Russian troops establish control over the new route. The corridor must be under Russian peacekeepers’ full control, Mr Pashinyan said.