Forcibly displaced citizens of Artsakh will receive temporary  protection status in Armenia

ArmInfo.Tomorrow at a government meeting a decision will be made to grant temporary protection status to forcibly displaced citizens of Artsakh. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated  on October 25, answering 

questions from parliamentarians.

He noted that this issue was discussed in the widest formats. "It was 

important for us to come to a decision that would provide the 

opportunity to maximally protect all the rights of our brothers and 

sisters from Nagorno-Karabakh," the head of government noted. In this 

regard, Pashinyan noted that the status will allow Artsakh residents 

to protect their rights, both at the local and international levels.

After the decision is made, as the prime minister continued, Artsakh 

residents will be able to apply for Armenian citizenship. "And, of 

course, we will resolve this issue in the fastest possible ways," he 

assured.  After the Azerbaijani aggression on September 19-20, over 

100.6 thousand citizens were forcibly displaced from Artsakh to 

Armenia. In total, after the 44-day Artsakh war of 2020, the number 

of Artsakh refugees amounted to about 150 thousand.