KHOJALY, Azerbaijan, March 19. The village of
Khanabad in the Khojaly district has welcomed the next group of
former internally displaced persons back to their native lands,
Trend's Karabakh
bureau reports.
According to the information, the group includes 89 people from
19 families.
The families were welcomed by officials from the Special
Representation of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in
the Aghdara and Khojaly regions, the State Committee for Refugees
and Internally Displaced Persons, and staff from the
Reconstruction, Construction, and Management Service in the Aghdara
and Khojaly regions, all in the city of Khankendi.
This latest arrival brings the total number of families
permanently returning to Khanabad to 78, encompassing 346
people.
06:35
The next group of former internally displaced persons (IDPs)
sent within the framework of the program of Great Return to the
liberated territories by the instructions of the President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has reached the Khojavand
city and the Khanabad village of the Khojaly district, Trend's Karabakh bureau
reports.
The families had been temporarily accommodated across the
country in hostels, sanatoriums, and administrative buildings. At
this stage, 46 families, totaling 177 people, have been resettled
in Khojavand, while 19 families, comprising 89 individuals, have
returned to Khanabad.
Residents who returned to their ancestral lands expressed deep
gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President
Mehriban Aliyeva for the comprehensive state support they received.
They also honored the Azerbaijani Army and heroic soldiers who
liberated these territories, and offered prayers for the martyrs
who sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of freedom.
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