IF NEEDED KARABAKH READY TO CONTRIBUTE TO IRAQI REFUGEES IRRESPECTIVE OF NATIONALITY AND CONFESSIONMarch 29, 2003 - 19:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nagorno Karabakh has not received any requests on accommodating Armenian refugees from Iraq. As reported by "Mediamax" agency, chief of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic department of migration and refugee affairs Serge Amirkhanian said when commenting on Azeri media reports that Armenia intended to settle Armenian refugees from Iraq in Nagorno Karabakh. At the same time, if resulting from the Iraqi war refugees are accumulated at the Nagorno Karabakh frontier and they address a request to provide shelter, being guided by the Geneva convention, the Karabakh party will do its best to contribute to them, Serge Amirkhanian noted. It will be done regardless of their nationality and religious affiliation, S. Amirkhanian emphasized.![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |