[As reported in the Euractiv portal](https://www.euractiv.pl/section/security-i-defence/news/passinian-jesli-armenia-non-return-azerbejdzan-four-village-explosive-new-war/), the subject of claims is 4 villages located in the east of Armenia in the state of Tawusz. They are uninhabited, since after the dissolution of the russian Union, the Azerbaijani population was exiled. It is besides an area of strategical importance due to the fact that through it it leads a road that connects Armenia with Georgia.