“Indeed, this is a great happiness. For two years now, this land has been liberated from occupation. Khanoba village was freed in September 2023, and since then reconstruction has begun—houses have been rebuilt, and all necessary conditions have been created,” President Ilham Aliyev said during a conversation with residents in Khanoba village of Khojavand, APA reports.
“In other words, our glorious Victory has been a source of pride for several years. This is the sixth year I am celebrating Novruz in Garabagh. The first time was in 2021, and every year since then, on the eve of Novruz, I have come to Garabagh, where we light the Novruz bonfire together. This is a great happiness,” the head of state noted.
“We have restored our national pride, ensured justice and territorial integrity, and driven the enemy out of our lands. May Allah rest the souls of all our martyrs in peace. Our Armed Forces demonstrated great heroism both in 2020 and in 2023. As a result, we are here today, and we are the rightful owners of these lands. Because Armenia had reduced everything to ruins. Entire villages, settlements, and cities were destroyed. Only a few dilapidated houses remained—but look at them now. Aghdam, Fuzuli, Zangilan, Jabrayil, Gubadli—everything had been completely leveled. Armenians were illegally settled in Lachin and Kalbajar after being brought from abroad—those areas were also in a deplorable condition.
We are rebuilding everything. In just five to six years, more than 80,000 people are already living, working, and studying in Garabagh and East Zangezur. Almost every month, and even every week, former internally displaced persons return to their native lands within the framework of the ‘Great Return’ Program,” the President Ilham Aliyev added.
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