ArmInfo. Of course, the situation in which the refugees and IDPs living in Artsakh were completely forgotten by the specialized international organizations is extremely abnormal and glaring. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Artsakh, Masis Mayilyan, stated this in an interview with the Azat Artsakh newspaper.
"We believe that depriving these people of international protection and support is a violation of their fundamental rights. We have repeatedly conveyed this position to the attention of representatives of international organizations," the minister stressed. Mailyan noted that during the recent meeting with the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak, he noted that in the situation with Artsakh, the OSCE should not limit itself to the settlement process and leave without proper attention the human dimension."In particular, I stressed at the meeting that the process of resolving the Azerbaijani- Karabakh conflict has lasted for more than 27 years, and this fact imposes certain obligations on the OSCE, in view of the unsettled conflict and the ongoing attempts by Baku to isolate Artsakh, people living in the country, including refugees and IDPs were not restricted in exercising their fundamental rights and freedoms, "the Artsakh Minister noted.
On the question of whether it is possible that the approaches of international structures to the issue of Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan living in Artsakh will change in the near future, and whether it is possible to hope that Armenian refugees will receive international status will be able to take advantage of some kind of international humanitarian programs, Mailyan He said: "I don't think it will happen soon, but, in any case, our department is doing everything for this, and the meeting of the head of the Artsakh Union of Armenian women from Azerbaijan with the OSCE Chairman-in-Office. I hope that the voice of the representative of the Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan was heard. In addition, we have established contacts with similar organizations in Armenia, "the minister concluded.