As a result of demarcation efforts in Syunik, Armen Harutyunyan and his family of Shurnukh lost their home. His family is one of the 12 families from Shurnukh whose homes remained under Azerbaijani control.
According to Armen, he once again became displaced and moved to Goris. “But he never gets tired. As soon as the sun rises, Armen goes to Shurnukh. He can’t live without the village,” the head of the Shurnukh village, Hakob Arshakyan, said.
Armen was one of Hakob Arshakyan’s childhood friends and neighbors. Armen Harutyunyan has three sons, two daughters, and two grandchildren. A small house was allocated for him and his family in the village center.
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“How are all of us supposed to live here?” Armen said, opening the door to the house and walking around. “The children need to run around and play. How will they do that here?”
According to him, his second son will live in this temporary housing, and they will stay in Goris for now. He is not satisfied with this situation, but there is no other way. If he finds a job, he will return to Shurnukh until the government “does something.”
The government has planned to build 12 homes in Shurnukh for those who were displaced. It also plans on resolving the issue surrounding drinking water. “Doesn’t the government see what’s happening here? Let’s see if they’ll actually do something, or if they’ll lie to us again,” Armen Harutyunyan said.
He said that he had a small business that supported him. “Now, we slaughtered the chickens and my cow is in my neighbor’s barn in Shurnukh until we figure out what will happen,” Armen Harutyunyan said.
He is one of the first residents of Shurnukh and does not want to leave in any circumstance. If the government does not solve the problem, then something will change over time and Armen Harutyunyan will return to Shurnukh with his family.
Armen Davtyan
