Minister of Labour, Social and Resettlement Affairs of the Artsakh Republic Mane Tandilyan wrote on her Facebook page:

“Ilham Aliyev stated that there are 25,000 Armenians living in Artsakh, and it is not logical for such a small population to discuss the status issue, in fact acknowledging that the Armenians living in Artsakh play a decisive role for the status of Artsakh.

Immediately after the end of the war, due to the exceptional will and dedication of the people of Artsakh, the return of the deportees was carried out very quickly in Artsakh and at the moment more than 120,000 Armenians live in Artsakh.”