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ARMENIAN REFUGEES EXILED FROM AZERBAIJAN FEEL THEMSELVES IGNORED
Anna Balyan
"Radiolur"
20.06.2011 16:35
Today, when we commemorate the World Refugee Day, the painful issue
is again in the spotlight. About 1 million Armenians exiled from
Azerbaijan, 360 of which found shelter in Armenia, fell themselves
ignored from the point of view of international protection of their
rights and social security.
Armenians persecuted and exiled from Azerbaijan as an immediate
response to the Karabakh Movement, are ready to return to their homes,
of course after getting security guarantees. The return of refugees
is provided for in the Madrid Principles on the settlement of the
Karabakh issue.
However, Armenian refugees are worried that the international
community does not perceive that this provision was to be first of
all related to Armenian refugees. As an evidence of the above, member
of the Organizing Committee of the Assembly of Azerbaijani Armenians
Hranush Kharatyan recalls the approaches in the International Crisis
Group report, as well as the refusal of different international
organizations to implement programs related to Armenian refugees.
Anna Balyan
"Radiolur"
20.06.2011 16:35
Today, when we commemorate the World Refugee Day, the painful issue
is again in the spotlight. About 1 million Armenians exiled from
Azerbaijan, 360 of which found shelter in Armenia, fell themselves
ignored from the point of view of international protection of their
rights and social security.
Armenians persecuted and exiled from Azerbaijan as an immediate
response to the Karabakh Movement, are ready to return to their homes,
of course after getting security guarantees. The return of refugees
is provided for in the Madrid Principles on the settlement of the
Karabakh issue.
However, Armenian refugees are worried that the international
community does not perceive that this provision was to be first of
all related to Armenian refugees. As an evidence of the above, member
of the Organizing Committee of the Assembly of Azerbaijani Armenians
Hranush Kharatyan recalls the approaches in the International Crisis
Group report, as well as the refusal of different international
organizations to implement programs related to Armenian refugees.