The future peaceful treaty on the Nagorno Karabakh problem should provide for the right of refugees to return home, British journalist Thomas de Waal, the author of "Black Garden" book dedicated to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net. In his words, practically everything is very complicated. "It's more real to speak of return of Azeris to Aghdam and Fizuli where nobody lives. It's more difficult but still possible to speak of return of people to Lachin and Shushi. But it's quite unlikely that Armenians can return to Shahumyan or Baku and Azeris can return to Armenia in the near future. If they cannot return compensation should be negotiated," he noted.

Thomas de Waal noted his book titled "Black Garden" is the first attempt to give a complete picture of the Karabakh conflict. "As a neutral part but worried about the Caucasus, I tried to write about the tragedies of the peoples that happened during these years. Now the book is being read in the region and I hear complaints like "Why didn't you write more about this or that?" the journalist said. In his words, the book was written to make people think about the grief of others. "As for the refugees. I write about Armenians, who were expelled from Sumgait, Baku and Shahumyan and about Azeris expelled from Armenia, Karabakh and the territories adjacent to it," Thomas de Waal said.

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