Armenians in Nargorno-Karabakh are very afraid of ethnic cleansing. Photo/Reuters
NAGORNO-KARABAKH – It only takes 24 hours for the military Azerbaijan to force the surrender of the enclave housing 120,000 ethnic Armenians.
What happens next to men, women and children in the South Caucasus region adds further concern.
Despite all Azerbaijan’s promises, Armenians there worry about their future and whether they will be forced to leave – or worse.
Siranush Sargsyan had just visited several shelters in the regional capital when he sent a series of voice messages and declared there was “absolutely nothing to eat”.
“I don’t know anyone who wants to live here. I have close elderly relatives who lost their sons in the previous war and they would prefer to die here,” he said, as reported by BBC.
“But for most people, for my generation, this is already their fourth war.”
Oil-rich Azerbaijan is making every effort to reassure the civilian population by promising food, fuel and “reintegration”.
They may not be forced to leave, but there is little desire to stay.
2023-09-23 15:21:21
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