Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) displaced as a result of the devastating war unleashed by Azerbaijan in fall 2020 staged a protest in front of the Representation of Artsakh in Yerevan on Friday, February 4. According to them, the Armenian government and the Artsakh leadership have deprived them of even the slightest support.

The demonstrators said they can't pay rent and the bills and were upset because Artsakh Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Hayk Khanumyan said earlier on TV that international organizations are also an obstacle for the displaced residents of Artsakh to return home, Aravot reports.

They noted that international organizations help Artsakh refugees in the provinces of Armenia with firewood or pay part of utility bills.

"And when we are told that our apartments in Artsakh are ready, we will leave with great pleasure. Hayk Khanumyan must resign, our demand is clear, we do not need a state official like Hayk Khanumyan," said one demonstrator.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev on November 9, 2020 signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Under the deal, the Armenian side returned all the seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, having lost a part of Karabakh itself in hostilities.