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ARMENIAN REFUGEES DEMAND COMPENSATION OF 11 MILLION 200 THOUSAND USD
[02:04 pm] 16 March, 2007

The political-public network `Refugees and International Right’ has
considered the first 200 applications of Armenian refugees addressed
to the NKR President.

The refugees urged the NKR authorities to assist them to get moral and
material compensation from the Azeri officialdom and criminal circles.

The applications covered data on the refugees’ former status, the
reason for their displacement, the amount of material losses they
suffered, etc.

Most of the applications /150/ was submitted by the refugees of
Baku. There were also applications from Kirovabad /19/, Shamakhi,
Zakatalay and other regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as
from Martunashen (NKR) and Artsvashen (Armenia) – territories occupied
by the Azeris. Currently all the above-mentioned refugees live in
Armenia, Russia, USA and Uzbekistan.

The overall material loss is calculated over 11 million 200 thousand
USD. To note, the calculation was made in accordance with the
1989-1990 market prices.

By the way, thirty-six refugees point out they managed to sell or
change their property prior to the migration.

Forty-nine refugees state that they were forcibly displaced by the
Azeri authorities and the others claim to have survived by accident.

Only two refugees from Martounashen and Artsvashen are eager to return
to their former dwelling places. The others have no intention of
returning to the Republic of Azerbaijan.