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BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 17. It's planned to
return 296 families to Zabukh and Sus villages in Azerbaijan, Prime
Minister Ali Asadov said during a discussion of the report of the
Cabinet of Ministers on activities in 2022 in the Azerbaijani
Parliament, trend reports.
According to Asadov, following decree of the President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev dated November 16, 2022, the 1st State
Program of the Great Return to the territories liberated from
Armenian occupation [in the 2020 second Karabakh war] was approved,
and in order to ensure the implementation of the measures provided
for by the program, the relevant decree of the Cabinet of Ministers
was signed.
The prime minister noted that targeted and large-scale projects
implemented with the direct participation and under the leadership
of President Ilham Aliyev contribute to the rapid revival of the
Karabakh and Eastern Zangazur economic regions.
During the post-war period, in the liberated territories, work
was carried out to build a modern residential, industrial and
service infrastructure, and restore economic activity, including
transport and communication lines, he further said.
Asadov also noted that one of the memorable historical events is
the beginning of the return of the population to the liberated
Aghali village of the Zangilan district.
“With the participation of President Ilham Aliyev and First
Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva, on May 27, 2022, the opening
ceremony of the first stage of the Smart Village project was held
in Aghali village, Zangilan district. At the first stage, 66
families (326 people) were resettled, and at the moment the number
of families living in Aghali is 86 (420 people),” the official
said.
Besides, according to him, by the end of this year, it's planned
to return the first group of Lachin residents.
“These days, the first 20 families are being returned to the
Talish village,' he added.
Zabukh and Sus villages are located in Azerbaijan's liberated
Lachin district.
The report on the activities of the Cabinet of Ministers in 2022
is being delivered at the Azerbaijani Parliament. The meeting is
attended by Prime Minister Asadov and members of the
government.