Authorities hurry residents of Akhavno and Berdzor to move out

Residents of the town of Berdzor and the village of Akhavno in Nagorno-Karabakh must leave their houses by August 20, from that day on communications will be cut off the settlements, local authorities have announced.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on August 5, the Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures of Nagorno-Karabakh met with residents of the communities of Akhavno, Sus and the town of Berdzor (the Azerbaijani name is Lachin) and stated that they should leave their houses by August 25, since the Lachin Corridor would be handed over to Azerbaijan.

One of these days, the Nagorno-Karabakh government will start dismantling the infrastructure lines in the Lachin Corridor, a source from the administration of the Kashatag District told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. "People will be uncomfortable without communications, so it is desirable that they leave," he said. According to his story, in Akhavno and Berdzor electricity, mobile telephony and Internet will work until August 20.

"By August 20, we must completely liberate the village. More than half of the families have already left. But people want to stay for a few more days in their houses. Unfortunately, this will be impossible," Andranik Chavushyan, the head of the village of Akhavno, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on August 17, 2022 at 00:46 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.