ArmInfo. The Artsakh authorities must think of the fate of the Aghavno and Berdzor residents, Gegham Stepanyan, Human Rights Defender of Artsakh, said. 

According to the information at his disposal, the Aghavno residents  will be resettled in Hin Shen and Mets Shen, Nagorno-Karabakh, if the  alternative highway is put into operation. 

"Berdzor residents will be involved in the same programmes as other  displaced persons. They will be provided with housing in Armenia," Mr  Stepanyan said. No evacuation of the local residents is taking place  now. 

At a recent online conference, Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan  stated that new road that would be an alternative to the Lachin  corridor is under construction. Under the trilateral agreement of  November 9, 2020, during three years, with the parties consent, the  corridor  route is to be changed. As a result, the territories beyond  the boundaries of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region will  become part of Azerbaijan. The route will be changed to ensure more  reliable highway service between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. 

"We are solving the Berdzor residents' problems by means of  government decisions. Of course, the population must be provided with  housing. As regards Ahavno, the Artsakh government can resolve the  villagers' problems," the premier said. The route will be changed  after Russian troops establish control over the new route. The  corridor must be under Russian peacekeepers' full control, Mr   Pashinyan said.