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Thursday, September 21, negotiations between the separatists of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Azerbaijani authorities began. In this predominantly Armenian region, residents fear reprisals. Reporting.
Under the watchful eye of Russian soldiers, civilians are evacuated from the most dangerous areas of Nagorno-Karabakh. Men, women and children are taken to reception centers. Thursday, September 21, is the end of an ordeal lasting a few days, after Azerbaijan’s lightning offensive in this Armenian-majority enclave. Hundreds of deaths in a few days, and above all a capitalization of the Armenian separatists.
Worried residents
The latter did not receive the support they hoped for from Armenia. In a speech to the Nation on Wednesday, September 20, the Armenian Prime Minister simply called for peace. Part of the population shouted their anger in the streets of the capital. “The whole Nation, the majority does not agree with this. Nobody agrees with this. Our government is inactive. It does nothing”deplores a man.
The future of Nagorno-Karabakh’s 120,000 inhabitants remains uncertain. The majority of residents are Armenian and fear reprisals. Russia, for its part, demanded that respect for the rights and security of residents be guaranteed by Azerbaijan.