Authorities of the self-proclaimed republic Nagorno-Karabakh This Thursday they announced the order of it dissolution until January 1, 2024, after more than three decades of control over the territory and following Azerbaijan’s military offensive last week, which thus reintegrated the territory.

President of Nagorno-Karabakh, Samvel Shahramanyan, signed a decree that stipulates that the self-proclaimed republic will cease to exist on January 1, 2024. due to the “serious situation at the political and security level” and “based on the priority of ensuring the physical security and vital interests of the population of Artsakh.”

“All government bodies and organizations dependent on them must be dissolved before January 1, 2024, and “The Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) ceases to exist,” This is stated in the decree collected by the Armenian media.

The document signed by Shahramanyan states that residents of Nagorno-Karabakh, including those outside its territory, must take note of the conditions presented by Azerbaijan for reintegration into then “decide individually” whether they will stay in Nagorno-Karabakh or return to it.

He also emphasizes in a statement published on the Artsakh President’s Telegram account that The decision “takes into account the agreement reached with Azerbaijan.”with the mediation of Russian peacekeeping troops for the free, voluntary and unrestricted passage of residents of Nagorno-Karabakh, including military personnel who surrendered their weapons.”

The surrender of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic led to Exodus of Karabakh people to Armenia.

More than half the population of the enclave, estimated at approximately 120,000 thousand inhabitants, have fled their homes since Sunday and moved to Armenia.

“By 0400 GMT 65,036 people were forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh “They arrived in Armenia,” Nazeli Baghdasaryan, press secretary of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, wrote on Facebook today.

According to the Armenian government, the majority of internally displaced persons have housing in Armenia or family members who host them.

The rest are installed in dormitories, hotels, reception centers and other buildings in the city of Goris, which is located near the border with Azerbaijan.

The flight of Armenians from Karabakh continues, despite the fact that the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, He promised to respect the rights of the population of the enclave.

In Yerevan, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan condemned this. “ethnic cleansing” is taking place mountainous area.

Nagorno-Karabakh is an area of ​​approximately 4400 square kilometers in the South Caucasus restored by Azerbaijan during a military offensive that lasted only 24 hours and began on September 19. Before this, the Armenian-majority region was under the control of pro-Armenian forces for more than three decades, despite the fact that the international community recognized the region as Azerbaijani sovereignty.

A ceasefire was declared on September 20 after an offensive that killed more than 200 people and killed more than 190 Azerbaijani soldiers in Nagorno-Karabakh. includes disarmament of armed groups, withdrawal of Armenian military – although Yerevan denies that they are stationed in the area – and the “reintegration” of the territory into Azerbaijan, for which two meetings have so far taken place between Azerbaijani delegations and Armenian representatives from the region.

(according to information from Europe Press And EFE)