One of the tragic manifestations of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was mass migration - the Azerbaijanis fled from Armenia, the Armenians fled from Azerbaijan. The terms of the conflict settlement are still unknown, and the authorities are forced to settle people into temporary housing. However, if Baku builds cottage settlements for refugees with all the necessary infrastructure, then in Yerevan has big problems with settling people. And it's not the only problem.
A resident of the hostel in the city of Abovyan, Stella Harutyunyan, speaking with Epress.am a year and a half ago, told about the problems facing the Azerbaijani refugees in Armenia for already the third decade. Although it's been quite a while, the problems described by her have not been completely solved. The fact of the enrichment of the Karabakh clan against the background of the poverty of Azerbaijani refugees and those who suffered from the 1988 Spitak earthquake is depressing. Some of these people still live in trailers. These facts reveal the true goals of the Sargsyan and Kocharyan clan, which started a conflict between the peoples, who lived on the same land in peace and friendship for many centuries. Today, the government, hiding behind nationalist slogans, profit from the tragedy of Armenians and Azerbaijanis.
Stella Harutyunyan shows an Armenian passport issued for the purpose of free movement outside the country, and says that she cannot leave the country: "All embassies have an instruction from the Armenian government, the President of Armenia - refugees are not allowed to leave. They act contrary to the UN Convention, at the direction of the Armenian government. I've been in all embassies and consulates at least five times. Embassy officials say: "It's pointless, we have a ban on this document. No one will give you a visa ... An illegal option is better... We are a source of profit."
Harutyunyan said that there are many organizations in Armenia that require money for the maintenance of refugees from the international community. "Has anyone been involved in the issues of where these funds go? There was so much money for the construction of housing for refugees, where is this housing? A refugee should adapt in the country, they have to create conditions, but our housing conditions are terrible."
Head of the State Migration Service Gagik Yeganyan, former Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Emergency Situations Artashes Bakhshyan ( removed from office in July 2016) were mentioned in the conversation, as well as Murad Mezhlumyan - director of the state non-profit enterprise 'Hostels', who for many years have been engaged in the distribution of resources to help refugees. Stella Harutyunyan calls them a "gang": "Those who meet them cannot find another word. It's the real gang that acts against the Azerbaijani refugees in Armenia. Mezhlumyan, Bakhshyan and Yeganyan - an independent investigation is necessary regarding the acts of these people - how much housing do they they sold, how they select it, how they sell it. Moreover, if some refugees have housing, and someone liked it, then the owner can be sent to a psychiatric hospital. "My guys who are in Karabakh now say:" If these men are fighting with you, I will not go to the border, better they go to war themselves. "
Stella Harutyunyan asks the journalist: "If you lived like we do, would you speak Armenian? Would you accept the citizenship of the country which uses you, where you are the source of profit, where you have no place to wash, no place to cook, no place to do laundry, where you are not protected, where you are attacked, where you are bullied by the police, where they trump up cases against you? "
"Deputies of the Armenian parliament do not consider it necessary to raise the issues of refugees, since it is not prestigious ... Do you know what means were allocated to Armenia for housing construction, for help? The Red Cross allocated 5 million to repair hostels last year. Where did this money go? On buying one washing machine?" Harutyunyan says.
She also raises an important moral and psychological issue: "We are Armenians, but we are strangers here. There are two different people. They lie a lot here. I will never trust local Armenians, I know the refugees from Iraq and Syria, we are closer to them. The Syrians are honest people. They cannot live with Armenians. The bitter truth is better. You should not tell local Armenians about your problems. If you talk about your problem to the Azerbaijanian, he will help, if you tell the Armenian, he will take advantage of this and leave you damaged."
Speaking about the common Christian faith, Harutyunyan is indignant: "What kind of believers are you? According to your lifestyle, your actions, you are the complete opposite of this religion."
Commenting on the activities of the Armenian president, the refugee said: "Of course, I'm not satisfied with the Armenian president. He cares more about his personal gain and his family, then about soldiers and the people. 10 families pigged out, robbed and sold the country. "
Stella Harutyunyan also speaks about corrupt international organizations and local NGOs, in particular, the UN and its representation in Armenia, the Red Cross, the organization 'Refugees. International law' and again returns to the Armenian officials responsible for refugees: "Their children live abroad as refugees, for free ... What mother will let her child protect someone's casinos or hotels? The children of these people who ate, drank and put on the ritz, should take up weapons and protect their property. They remember about the people in Armenia, that it should be united, only in the case of war or elections."
