STEPANAKERT.- Surely, the situation, whereby the refugees and IDPs living in Artsakh are completely forgotten by the specialized international organizations is extremely abnormal and outrageous, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh Masis Mayilian noted in the interview to the “Azat Artsakh” republican newspaper.

"We believe that depriving these people of international protection and support is a violation of their fundamental rights. We have repeatedly brought this position to the attention of representatives of international organizations," he noted.

The minister noted that at the recent meeting with the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak I have noted that in case of Artsakh, the OSCE should not be solely limited to the settlement process, leaving the human dimension without proper attention. 

"In particular, I stressed at the meeting that the process of the Azerbaijan-Karabakh conflict settlement had been lasting for over 27 years, and this fact imposes certain obligations on the OSCE that, due to the unsettled conflict and the ongoing attempts by Baku to isolate Artsakh, the people living in the Republic, including refugees and IDPs, are not restricted in exercising their fundamental rights and freedoms," he stressed.