Artsakh people are not ready to give up their right to return to their homeland - Shahramanyan
02.09.2025,
12:18
Artsakh people are not ready to give up their right to return to their homeland, Artsakh Republic President Samvel Shahramanyan told journalists at the opening of the Call of Artsakh obelisk in Yerablur.
YEREVAN, September 2. /ARKA/. Artsakh people are not ready to give up their right to return to their homeland, Artsakh Republic President Samvel Shahramanyan told journalists at the opening of the Call of Artsakh obelisk in Yerablur.
"The issue of our return to our homeland comes from international law, and we are not ready to give it up. Artsakh people have the right to return to their homeland, to their home, to their graves and shrines. This issue requires discussion, an opportunity for negotiations must be created," Samvel Shahramanyan said.
He recalled that the Swiss parliament had initiated such an opportunity and expressed hope that the people of Artsakh would take advantage of this opportunity and, with the participation of superpowers and other international actors who have witnessed the forced displacement of more than 100,000 residents of Artsakh (to Armenia due to Azerbaijani aggression - ed.), initiate a discussion on the dignified and safe return of the people of Artsakh to their homeland.
On the ethnic cleansing of Azerbaijan in Artsakh
On September 19-20, 2023, Azerbaijan launched a large-scale aggression against Artsakh using artillery, UAVs and combat aircraft. On September 28, following negotiations with the Azerbaijani side, Artsakh President Samvel Shahramanyan issued a decree that all state institutions of the republic would be dissolved and that the Republic of Artsakh would cease to exist from January 1, 2024.
The residents of Artsakh were forced to leave their homeland and move to Armenia. According to the RA government, more than 115 thousand Artsakh residents have been registered. To assist them, the RA government is implementing a number of programs, the primary needs platform https://e-soc.am and the hotline "114" of the RA Ministry of Social Affairs are in operation.
"The issue of our return to our homeland comes from international law, and we are not ready to give it up. Artsakh people have the right to return to their homeland, to their home, to their graves and shrines. This issue requires discussion, an opportunity for negotiations must be created," Samvel Shahramanyan said.
He recalled that the Swiss parliament had initiated such an opportunity and expressed hope that the people of Artsakh would take advantage of this opportunity and, with the participation of superpowers and other international actors who have witnessed the forced displacement of more than 100,000 residents of Artsakh (to Armenia due to Azerbaijani aggression - ed.), initiate a discussion on the dignified and safe return of the people of Artsakh to their homeland.
On the ethnic cleansing of Azerbaijan in Artsakh
On September 19-20, 2023, Azerbaijan launched a large-scale aggression against Artsakh using artillery, UAVs and combat aircraft. On September 28, following negotiations with the Azerbaijani side, Artsakh President Samvel Shahramanyan issued a decree that all state institutions of the republic would be dissolved and that the Republic of Artsakh would cease to exist from January 1, 2024.
The residents of Artsakh were forced to leave their homeland and move to Armenia. According to the RA government, more than 115 thousand Artsakh residents have been registered. To assist them, the RA government is implementing a number of programs, the primary needs platform https://e-soc.am and the hotline "114" of the RA Ministry of Social Affairs are in operation.
