KHANKENDİ, Azerbaijan, September 11. The
European Union (EU) Special Representative for the South Caucasus,
Magdalena Grono, is among the diplomatic representatives accredited
to Azerbaijan who are visiting Karabakh and East Zangezur.,
Trend's
correspondent sent to Karabakh and East Zangezur reports.
Grono is participating, alongside other representatives of the
diplomatic corps, in a trip organized to familiarize them with the
restoration and reconstruction work being carried out in the
liberated territories.
Earlier, Grono met with the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun
Bayramov.
During the meeting, the parties discussed key issues on the
agenda of Azerbaijani-European cooperation, prospects for the
development of the bilateral partnership, as well as the current
situation in the region and efforts to strengthen regional peace
and stability.
On September 11, a two-day visit by representatives of the
diplomatic corps accredited in Azerbaijan to Karabakh and East
Zangezur began, accompanied by the Assistant to the President of
the Republic of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs
Department of the Presidential Administration, Hikmet Hajiyev.
The visit is attended by a delegation of 150 people representing
58 countries and 9 international organizations.
During the visit, representatives of the diplomatic corps will
familiarize themselves with social and economic infrastructure
projects being implemented as part of the large-scale
reconstruction, development and construction efforts in the cities
of Khankendi and Shusha, as well as in the Aghdara and Kalbajar
districts under the leadership of President of Azerbaijan Ilham
Aliyev. They will also review the current condition of historical
and cultural heritage sites and the measures being taken to
preserve and restore them.
