65,000 Armenians escape Nagorno-Karabakh

Published September 28th, 2023 - 06:23 GMT
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Ethnic Armenians wait to be evacuated from Stepanakert on September 26, 2023. (Photo by Siranush Sargsyan / AFP)

ALBAWABA - Since the start of the tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the recapture of Nagorno-Karabakh by the Azerbaijani army, thousands have been fleeing the region.

The Armenian government said that it will welcome all ethnic Armenians who want to come from Nagorno-Karabakh due to the tension. 

At least 65,000 people have entered Armenia from the Nagorno-Karabakh region, Armenian government spokeswoman, Nazeli Baghdasaryan revealed on Thursday.

In detail, Baghdasaryan said in a statement: "65,036 forcefully displaced parsons crossed into Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh."

AFP said in a report that at least 120,000 ethnic Armenians were estimated to be living in the territory before the start of the offensive.