Russian Foreign Ministry confirms return of Karabakh Azerbaijanis to homeland

Russian Foreign Ministry confirms return of Karabakh Azerbaijanis to homeland

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova confirmed today the obligation to return the Karabakh Azerbaijanis to their homeland, answering a question from the correspondent of Vestnik Kavkaza regarding Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's statement about Yerevan's support for this process and the promise "not to challenge their rights" to live in Khankendi and other cities and villages in mountainous Karabakh areas.

Maria Zakharova stressed that the Russian position on the issue of the return of Karabakh Azerbaijanis has not changed since November 9, 2020, when the first trilateral Statement was signed, which determined the stages of the post-war settlement of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations.

"The answer to your question is contained in the statement of the three leaders dated November 9, 2020. The seventh paragraph, direct quote: 'Internally displaced persons and refugees shall return to the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and adjacent areas under the supervision of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.' There is nothing left to say," she said.

Thus, the Russian Foreign Ministry reiterated Moscow's commitment to the full implementation of all the signed trilateral agreements, which include, among other things, the return of Azerbaijanis to the territories, where Russian peacekeepers are currently deployed. It is expected that next year this will be the major topic of the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace processes.

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