The next relocation caravan, which departed from the Garadagh district of Baku on July 22, reached Jabrayil city, APA reports.
At this stage, 53 families consisting of 198 people who were relocated to the city were presented with the keys to their apartments.
Officials of the Special Representation of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Jabrayil, Gubadli and Zangilan districts, as well as the State Committee for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons, attended the ceremony. Families who were relocated to Jabrayil for permanent residence were provided with apartments in newly constructed buildings.
Note that currently, in Karabakh and East Zangezur, in addition to the former IDPs who were relocated there, more than 50 thousand people are working in the implementation of projects carried out in this region, as well as performing their official duties in local departments of various state agencies, and working in health, education, culture, tourism, industry, and energy enterprises that have resumed their activities.
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According to the First State Program on the Great Return, another group of families—previously temporarily settled in dormitories, sanatoriums, and administrative buildings across various regions of the country—has departed from the Garadagh district of Baku for the newly rebuilt city of Jabrayil, APA reports.
At this stage, 53 families comprising 198 individuals have been relocated to Jabrayil city.
The residents returning to their native lands expressed their deep gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva for the comprehensive state support they have received. They also thanked the valiant Azerbaijani Army, our heroic soldiers and officers who liberated the occupied territories, and prayed for the souls of the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for this cause.
It should be noted that nearly 50,000 people currently reside in Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur. This includes not only the resettled former internally displaced persons but also those engaged in implementing various projects in the region, as well as individuals serving in local branches of state institutions and working in newly reactivated healthcare, education, culture, tourism, industry, and energy enterprises.