On December 14, on the sidelines of the World Refugee Forum, Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan had a meeting with Leyla Kayacik, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe for migration and refugees. MFA reports. 

During the meeting, the parties referred to the situation with regards to more than 105.000 people forcibly displaced as a result of the ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh. Vahan Kostanyan presented the steps of the Government of Armenia aimed at addressing the needs of refugees in social, economic and healthcare sectors, as well as in the legal field. It was emphasised that besides the urgent measures of response Armenia expects additional support of the international community for the implementation of mid-term and long-term programs.

Taking into account the Order of the ICJ of November 17, the importance of protecting the rights of people of Nagorno-Karabakh was reiterated.