Artsakh Union president on seven strategic goals for rehabilitation  of Artsakh population 

ArmInfo.  The main vision of the Armenian people should be the creation of a powerful, developed Republic of Armenia. This was stated by the former NKR State Minister, President of the Artsakh Union Artak Beglaryan during his  tour in the USA.

As reported by the press service of the Artsakh Union, Beglaryan  spoke at events at Yale University, the Connecticut House of  Representatives in Hartford and the center of the Armenian community  of Illinois in Chicago.

In his speeches, the former official from Artsakh presented seven  strategic goals, with the help of which it will be possible to  restore the rights of the Artsakh population.

Beglaryan, in particular, raised the problems of the forcibly  displaced Artsakh population, the current situation and the necessary  actions to solve the problems that have arisen. Presenting the main  goals, Beglaryan noted that they can be remembered by the first  letters of the English word "PERSIST" (persist - ed.). According to  him, these goals include actions to assist in the development of the  Artsakh population in Armenia, ensuring a stable and dignified  existence, as well as preserving its identity.

Beglaryan also stressed the need to preserve the physical environment  of Artsakh, including its cultural heritage and property, which are  being actively destroyed and appropriated by Azerbaijan. In this  vein, he called for documenting all crimes and recording the rights  of the people of Artsakh in all possible international instances.

"It is necessary to ensure international recognition and condemnation  of the genocide of the people of Artsakh as a continuation of the  Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. We must initiate and achieve  international justice, punishing the criminals and thereby preventing  new crimes against humanity against the Armenian and other peoples,"  Beglaryan continued.

In addition, the President of the Artsakh Union drew attention to the  importance of eliminating Armenophobia in Azerbaijan, carried out at  the state level, which is the main ideological basis for the crimes  committed by Azerbaijanis against Armenians. Beglaryan also called  for the return of Armenian prisoners of war, and drew attention to  the fictitious trials in Azerbaijan against Armenians solely because  of their nationality. In the context of the right of the people of  Artsakh to return to their homes, Beglaryan presented several  international examples of the return of forcibly displaced peoples.  He expressed his conviction that the collective return of the people  of Artsakh will be possible if there is political will on the part of  the superpowers. And for this, according to him, responsible and  effective efforts by the state institutions of Armenia are necessary  first and foremost.

"In this difficult situation, the main vision of the Armenian people  should be the creation of a powerful, developed Republic of Armenia  with national responsibility, which also implies ensuring a safe,  dignified, stable life in Artsakh through collective return," the  president of the Artsakh Union said.

In conclusion, Beglaryan called for being prepared for a consistent  and long-term struggle in the name of universal values and the  existence of the Armenian people.

According to the report, the event at Yale University was organized  by the MacMillan Center's Genocide Studies Program, the National  Association for Armenian Studies (NAASR), the Poynter Program, and  the Yale Armenian Network. In turn, the event in Hartford was  organized by the Armenian Community of Connecticut, and the event in  Chicago by the Illinois Chapter of the Armenian National Committee of  America (ANCA).

On September 19, 2023, Azerbaijan, under the pretext of an  "anti-terrorist operation," committed another act of aggression  against Artsakh. This was preceded by a nearly 10-month blockade of  the unrecognized republic. Since the enemy aggression that began in  the fall of 2020, which in September 2023 ended with the complete  ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, over 150 thousand Artsakh residents have  lost their homeland and become refugees.