ARMENIAN REFUGEES SEEK KARABAKH LEADER’S AID

Arminfo
Yerevan
2 Jul 07

Stepanakert, 2 July: The civil society network of Refugees and
International Law sent on 29 June 2007 the first package of petitions
by refugees from Azerbaijan addressed to the Nagornyy Karabakh republic
[NKR] authorities.

The authors of the document have told Armnifo that the petitioners are
sure that the NKR authorities will take under their effective control
the process of implementing demands by more than 500,000 people, who
have survived genocide and deportation, and will restore their rights,
ensure a payment of adequate reparation by the Republic of Azerbaijan,
and help them acquire a homeland of their citizenship.

The refugees, meanwhile, express their trust in the NKR authorities,
and by doing so, they authorize them to act on their behalf.

Currently, the civil society network of Refugees and International
Law possesses over 20,000 petitions addressed to the NKR president;
the number of petitions is growing. The petitioners are asking the
Karabakh president to act on their petitions.