BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 16. The regular meeting
of the Coordination Headquarters for the centralized resolution of
issues in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan was held in
Khojavand city under the chairmanship of the chief of the
headquarters, Samir Nuriyev, Trend reports.
Speaking at the meeting, Nuriyev said that the process of the
Great Return to the liberated territories is one of the priorities
of the state policy implemented under the leadership of President
of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and the country's
long-term development strategy.
He said that this process includes not only the physical
restoration of the territories, but also a comprehensive approach
that envisages the reconstruction of life in those lands, ensuring
sustainable socio-economic development and the dignified return of
former internally displaced persons to their homelands.
According to the chief of the headquarters, the main priority in
the large-scale reconstruction and construction work carried out in
the liberated territories in recent years was the creation of basic
infrastructure. The reconstruction of electricity, gas, and water
supply infrastructure and the construction of roads, bridges, and
tunnels have formed the initial necessary conditions for the
restoration of life in the region. At the current stage, a
significant part of the resources allocated by the state are
directed to the expansion of the housing stock, the construction,
and the restoration of individual and multi-apartment houses. At
the same time, the organization of the activities of social
facilities such as schools, kindergartens, medical centers, and
public service centers is being carried out in parallel. It was
noted that this approach allows former IDPs returning to their
native lands to quickly adapt to normal living conditions from the
first day.
Emphasizing that a total of 41 settlements have been built,
restored, and commissioned in the liberated territories to date,
and the return of former IDPs to these territories has been
ensured, Nuriyev informed the meeting participants that as a result
of the work done, more than 80,000 people, including those working
in the public and private sectors, as well as those receiving
education, currently live and work in the liberated territories. He
pointed out that as a result of the large-scale reconstruction and
construction works carried out in the coming period, the migration
process will accelerate further and the scale of the Great Return
program will expand.
He noted that the implementation of projects in the liberated
territories is carried out within the framework of the First State
Program on the Great Return. The measures outlined in the
initiative are being executed systematically, facilitating the
progressive realization of the established objectives and ensuring
the effective advancement of the rebuilding process.
Nuriyev emphasized that the sustainability of settlement is
directly related to the creation of employment opportunities. In
this regard, the creation of new jobs, expansion of activity
opportunities in the agricultural, service, production,
construction, and logistics sectors, as well as the promotion of
entrepreneurship, attraction of investors, and application of
support mechanisms are of great importance.
The chief of the headquarters noted that the restoration of
historical, cultural, and religious monuments is one of the
important directions of the Great Return process and noted that
this is of particular importance in terms of preserving the
national and cultural heritage and passing it on to future
generations.
The meeting proceeded as scheduled, with updates given on the
Interdepartmental Center of the Coordination Headquarters'
operations and the First State Program on the Great Return's
initiatives. Reports were heard on the work carried out in the
direction of settlement, increasing economic activity, development
of entrepreneurship, and restoration of cultural heritage.
At the end of the meeting, the importance of timely
implementation of necessary measures for the effective
implementation of strategic tasks set by the president of
Azerbaijan was emphasized. The meeting underscored the necessity
for targeted actions on each matter, with an emphasis on the timely
execution of assigned tasks.
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