The Karabakh war of 2020 and the September 2023 hostilities have changed life in the southern, Syunik, region of Armenia. This is especially true for the economic development of the region, the ability of local residents to earn and support their families.
The situation in Syunik has been aggravated since May 2021, when the armed forces of Azerbaijan invaded the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia. The region lost dozens of hectares of land that were used for agriculture. Another part is under the direct aim of the Azerbaijani military. The main occupations of the population here are farming and cattle breeding.
At the same time, many former residents of Nagorno-Karabakh have settled in this area – those who moved here after the war in 2020 and those who were forced to leave their homeland in September 2023. Now they are all trying to overcome the challenges they have faced.
Mediaget and JAMnews present a series of articles about the residents of Syunik and their problems. This article is about Volodya Arzanian, a resident of Nerkin Hndzoresk.
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