BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 14. President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Slovak
Republic Peter Pellegrini, who is on an official visit to
Azerbaijan, inspected construction progress in Bash Garvand village
of Aghdam district on July 14 and laid the foundation stone of the
Milan Rastislav Štefánik Secondary School, designed for 840
students.
This was reported by the press office of the President of
Azerbaijan.
Emin Huseynov, Special Representative of the President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan for Aghdam, Fuzuli, and Khojavend districts,
briefed the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Slovakia on the
developments in Bash Garvand village.
Bash Garvand village is located on the right side of the
Barda-Aghdam highway and railway line, 18 kilometers from the
center of Aghdam city. The village, which remained under Armenian
occupation for many years, was liberated on November 20, 2020.
President Ilham Aliyev laid the foundation stone of the village
on December 24, 2023.
Construction of the village's social infrastructure is currently
underway, including administrative and service buildings. Plans
also include a multifunctional administrative building, a medical
center, a secondary school, and kindergartens.
Roads with a total length of 35 kilometers are being built,
while communication, electricity, gas, drinking water, and sewage
networks are being installed. Alternative energy sources will also
be introduced to improve energy efficiency.
The presidents were also briefed on the Milan Rastislav Štefánik
Secondary School, which will be built on a three-hectare site.
The school will include 35 classrooms, technology, military
training, and computer rooms, a library, and physics, biology, and
chemistry laboratories. It will also feature an assembly hall, a
sports hall, a canteen, and other educational facilities.
Solar panels will be installed to supply electricity to the
school.
The school grounds will include a sports field with a running
track for both students and local residents, as well as
playgrounds, recreation areas, and green spaces.
Following the briefing, the presidents laid the foundation stone
of the school.
Slovak companies are participating in the construction of the
Bash Garvand village, while the school itself is being built as a
gift from Slovakia to Azerbaijan.
The two heads of state also visited a newly built house in the
village.
The village, which covers nearly 480 hectares, is being
developed in two phases. The first phase covers more than 200
hectares and provides for the construction of 851 detached houses
for 3,703 residents. Of these, 170 will have two rooms, 417 three
rooms, 145 four rooms, and 119 five rooms.
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