After the war in the fall of 2020, a total of 250 hectares of pastures, 80 hectares of grassland, and 15 hectares of arable land in Khoznavar village of Armenia’s Syunik Province has passed to the adversary.
Khoznavar resident and former village head Varo Grigoryan told Armenian News-NEWS.am that this rural community is currently surrounded on three sides by Azerbaijani military positions, there is only one road out of the village, but it is under direct enemy fire.
"The enemy is 500-600 meters away from the road; the road is not safe. And the village is surrounded by Azerbaijanis, like a peninsula, and [the military forces of] ours are standing across," he said.
Referring to the Armenian PM’s proposal of a “mirror withdrawal” of both troops, the former head Khoznavar noted that they have no place to withdraw. Otherwise, they would have to leave the village.
"It is not correct. In my view, they [i.e., the Azerbaijani army units] have come, settled. If they were going to go back, they would have been gone now," he added.
Grigoryan said the situation in Khoznavar is calm, and there are no shootings.