The first resettlement took place in the villages of Tazabina and Khanyurdu in the Khojaly district on July 14, APA's local bureau reports.
Several more families who had been temporarily settled in various parts of the country, mainly in hostels, sanatoriums, and administrative buildings, returned to their homeland today.
In the first stage, 28 families consisting of 125 people were resettled in the village of Tazabina in Khojaly, and 33 families, or 122 people, were resettled in the village of Khanyurdu.
Presenting the keys to the apartments to the families, Sabuhi Gahramanov, Deputy Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the city of Khankandi, Aghdara and Khojaly districts, said that extensive construction and reconstruction work is currently underway in the liberated territories. All conditions have been created for the comfortable settlement of former internally displaced persons in the villages of Tazabina and Khanyurdu. The villages are provided with uninterrupted electricity, natural gas, drinking water, and high-speed internet.
According to S. Gahramanov, ensuring employment for villagers is also in focus of attention. The process of relocation to villages will continue in stages.
In their speeches, former internally displaced persons (IDPs) spoke about the spiritual comfort and great joy of returning to their homeland, and thanked President Ilham Aliyev for the care they received from the state.
They also expressed their gratitude to the Azerbaijani Army, heroic soldiers and officers, who liberated lands from occupation, and prayed for mercy for our martyrs who lost their lives on this path.
Note that the villages of Tazabina and Khanyurdu were occupied by the Armenian Armed Forces in 1992. As a result of local anti-terrorist operations carried out by the Azerbaijani Army on September 19–20, 2023, both villages were liberated from occupation.
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14:10
The first resettlement caravan that set off for the village of Tazabina in the Khojaly district has reached its destination today, APA's local bureau reports.
In the first stage, 125 former internally displaced persons (IDPs), including 28 families, returned to their homeland in the village of Tazabina in the Khojaly region. The migration caravan consisted of families temporarily settled in various parts of the republic, mainly in dormitories, sanatoriums, and administrative buildings.
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07:40
The first groups of former internally displaced persons are returning to the villages of Khanyurdu and Tezebina in the Khojaly district, APA reports.
The families, previously temporarily settled in hostels, sanatoriums, children's camps, unfinished and administrative buildings in various regions of the republic, left for their native lands from the Garadagh district of Baku on July 14.
At this stage, 61 families (247 people) are returning to Khojaly.
The former IDPs returning to the native village thanked President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva for their comprehensive care and expressed gratitude to the valiant Azerbaijani Army, which liberated the lands from occupation.
Currently, more than 40,000 people live in Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur. Among them are former internally displaced persons who have returned to these areas, as well as employees involved in the implementation of restoration and construction projects, employees of local departments of various government agencies, and specialists employed in healthcare, education, culture, tourism, industry, and energy institutions that have resumed their activities.
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