(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Sabina Mammadli
To this date, over 800 representatives of non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) have visited Shusha, the head of the
Department for Work with NGOs and Communications under the
Presidential Administration, Vusal Guliyev, said.
He noted that trips of NGO representatives to the liberated
territories, during which they get acquainted with the grave
consequences of the Armenian occupation, are organized on a regular
basis.
According to him, during these trips, the visitors view
destroyed villages as a result of vandalism directed against the
material, cultural and historical heritage of the Azerbaijani
people.
'At the same time, the participants in the trips can observe the
progress of large-scale and intensive reconstruction and
construction work carried out in Shusha and along the roads in the
territories liberated from occupation,' Guliyev said.
He emphasized the importance of the declaration of 2022 as the
Year of Shusha by President Ilham Aliyev, taking into account the
historic significance and high spiritual value of the city to the
Azerbaijani people.
Another such visit to Shusha kicked off on September 8 and will
last three days.
A total of 500 people will participate daily in these visits,
including more than 150 NGO representatives, as well as bloggers
and social activists.
In 2021, Azerbaijan allocated $1.5 billion for the
reconstruction of liberated territories, followed by AZN 2.2
billion ($1.2 billion) in 2022. These funds will be used primarily
to restore infrastructure (electricity, gas, water, communications,
roads, education, health, and so on) as well as cultural and
historical monuments.
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