The liberated territories of Karabakh, having strategic significance for the Armenians, need reconstruction and development.
Restructuring programs of Karabakh’s liberated regions continue by efforts of Diaspora
STEPANAKERT, MARCH 18, ARTSAKHPRESS: Taking into account those and the other essential factors, an increase of care of those areas by the individual initiatives has been noticed in recent years. “Armenpress” had a conversation with the founder of “Patriot” organization American-Armenian Stepan Sargsyan, who has a rich experience in such projects in the areas of Karvachar and Kashatagh of Artsakh.
- Why exactly the villages of Kashatagh region? I also know that You have examined the needs of the residents of the liberated territories. What are the upcoming priorities of Your organization?
- The choice of Karvachar and Kashatagh is due to their strategic importance and extreme great needs. Those regions connect the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic to the Republic of Armenia, but their liberation allows reducing the length of the front and focusing efforts on the eastern front of Artsakh. It should be added that the high mountains of Karvachar provide a substantial advantage of positions over the rival, which is the most important factor to establish military balance against the enemy with exceeding number of soldiers and arms. Also let's not forget, that Karvachar and Kashatagh have a significant economic potential, starting from the water resources, minerals and energy potential and ending with the great agricultural opportunities. Especially the plains and the climate of Kashatagh’s southern wing can make it our second Ararat plain.
Eventually, in addition to all of the strategic arguments, this is our historic homeland, where after a cease of 200-year, the Armenian language is heard. The settlers have greater needs, than other regions.
I must say the simplest thing: If in the our other areas people live in their ancestral homes and cultivate the ancestral gardens, which is passed by generations, people are forced to build home and garden from zero in these areas. The settlers have lived in homes by thatched floors, destroyed walls and etc. Let’s not discuss the infrastructure.
There are many needs, the resettlement is very important and the necessary support and work are incomparable less. Whereas these regions have essential significance for the strengthening Armenian statehood. That's why we chose liberated region as our medium-term target of work.
