A group of persons displaced from the Kashatagh region of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) held a protest Monday in front of the Artsakh government’s operational headquarters in Armenia.
According to them, although the government had promised to give them a certificate of 10 million drams (approx. US$24,700), most of them did not receive it, whereas as a result of the final calculation, those who received were given less money than promised.
"The bank sends appraisers to the house, and these appraisers value the house much cheaper. In addition, we have to pay a down payment of 500,000 drams [(approx. US$1,235)]. That is, ten million [drams] has become a myth for us. If we had to buy a house in the provinces with ten million with great difficulty, now we can't even do that. How are we going to buy a house for even ten million with such inflation? Ninety percent of the [displaced] people live on rent, making ends meet. Where should they get the money for the down payment? I neither want a certificate nor money. I want them to give [me] a house and say, ‘Live [there]!’" a displaced woman from Kashatagh told reporters.