17,000 Armenians who moved from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan have left Armenia, the leader of the Democratic Consolidation Party, Suren Petrosyan.

Petrosyan stressed the importance of society really coming together: "For me, we must get out of this narrow, legalistic mindset. I am sorry to say this, but I am reporting the official information from the airport: more than 17,000 people who came from Karabakh have already left the country."