BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 11. 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 President of Azerbaijan Ilham
Aliyev has reached Girmizi Bazar settlement of Khojavend district,
as well as Khanabad village of the Khojaly district, Trend reports.
At this stage, 21 families, 103 people, have been resettled to
the village of Khanabad in the Khojaly district, and 20 families,
81 people, to the Girmizi Bazar settlements of Khojavend
district.
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 50,000 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.
