ArmInfo.On August 21, 41 citizens of Russia and Artsakh were brought by Russian peacekeepers from Artsakh to Armenia, which is the first case since June 14. Citizens of Russia have long been waiting for their transfer, and the citizens of Artsakh are students who have entered universities in Armenia and abroad.
According to the preliminary agreement reached with the peacekeepers, the transportation of students and citizens of Russia will continue in the coming days, the Center for Cooperation between the Government of Artsakh and the Russian Peacekeeping Forces reports.
However, as the source notes, the Azerbaijani side continues to impede the two-way movement of many people. At the moment, hundreds of citizens are waiting to return from Armenia to Artsakh, and 333 people are waiting to be transferred to Armenia through the International Committee of the Red Cross for emergency and planned medical reasons, not counting the need for the bilateral movement of thousands of people for humanitarian, labor and other purposes. The Azerbaijani side, the Center said, continues to create humiliating conditions at an illegal checkpoint located near the Khakari bridge. In particular, against the will of the people of Artsakh, the Arbaijans once again invited journalists who filmed their faces and used them for propaganda purposes. In addition, the Azerbaijani side did not allow the cars of the Russian peacekeeping forces to cross the Khakari bridge, forcing passengers to cross the bridge with luggage on foot, after which they continued on in cars that arrived from Goris.