On September 28, Samvel Shahramanyan, the de facto president of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, announced "Measures arising from the situation after September 19, 2023," which envisages the end of the existence of the de facto republic. He signed a decree to this regard.

According to the document, all state institutions and organizations of the regime will be dissolved by January 1, 2024. According to the decree, this document is based on the priority of ensuring the physical security and vital interests of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, taking into account the agreement reached through the mediation of the command of the Russian Armed Forces in connection with the current difficult military and political situation, and the representatives of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the peacekeeping contingent of Nagorno-Karabakh. "It was signed on the basis of the Constitution of Nagorno-Karabakh in accordance with the agreement on ensuring the free, voluntary and unhindered passage of its residents, including the property of military personnel who have laid down their weapons, through the Lachin Corridor with their vehicles," the information said.

The document added: “By January 1, 2024, all state institutions and organizations under their control should be abolished and the existence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic should be terminated.”

According to the document, the population of Nagorno-Karabakh, including the population outside the republic, should familiarize themselves with the reintegration conditions presented by the Republic of Azerbaijan on the possibility of staying (returning) to Nagorno-Karabakh in order to make an independent and individual decision about the future life in Karabakh after this decree comes into force.