Talish residents are ready to regain Talish base
After Four-day April war Talish has become a neutral zone, said Talish residents today during the press conference in Yerevan. According to their words, Talish residents received no state support in the issues of evacuation as well as accommodation. “We met with Bako Sahakyan and there was a proposal to go and temporarily settle in Alashan and Kolatak, where there are half-built houses, though, still now no Talish resident has reacted to it,” said Melita Khalapyan, Chairman of Council of Trustees of “Talish” foundation. There has been no other proposal or aid at state level to Talish residents. She says that Talish residents are afraid, and it is natural that they don’t want to return, but Talish must not be left under the supervision of the adversary. For that purpose the foundation has drafted a plan and presented to the RA and NKR authorities. “We intend to build a settlement, district very close to Talish, where only volunteers will settle. Here they will be engaged in farming and in case of necessity they will be able to defend themselves,” said member of the foundation Eduard Palatov. He says that it will cost little for the budget. Talish residents are also ready to form a battalion and regain Talish base, on which at present the Azerbaijanis fastened up their flag, simply the permission of the authorities is necessary for that. Teacher of the Armenian language of Talish was also present at the press conference, who has recently returned from there. She says that the village is completely destroyed and it is impossible to live there.
