Ombudsman about integration of Armenians living in Karabakh into Azerbaijan's society

The Ombudsmanchr("39")s Office of Azerbaijan will make every effort to integrate the Armenians living in liberated Karabakh into the countrychr("39")s society, Azerbaijani Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) Sabina Aliyeva said at the Baku International Conference of Ombudsmen, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the countrychr("39")s Ombudsmanchr("39")s Office on October 20, Olaylar reports.

According to Aliyeva, the Armenians living in Karabakh are citizens of Azerbaijan, and their rights will be protected in the same way as the rights of other citizens.

She noted that so far the Ombudsmanchr("39")s Office hasnchr("39")t received any appeals from Armenians living in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan.

The official also said that nearly 30,000 Azerbaijani citizens of Armenian origin live in the rest of the country.

"Over the 20 years of activity of the Ombudsmanchr("39")s Office, they have approached us on various issues, and we resolved them without making any distinctions," Aliyeva added.