President Ilham Aliyev: Second Karabakh War will Go Down in Azerbaijani History as a Glorious Chapter

The Second Karabakh War will, of course, go down in Azerbaijani history as a glorious chapter, President Ilham Aliyev said during his meeting with residents who moved into new apartments in the village of Sarijali, Aghdam.

“As you know, during the war, active military operations were not conducted in the Aghdam direction because the enemy had built strong fortifications and mined everything here. Therefore, we began to move forward in the Aghdam direction only after Hadrut, Jabrayil, Fuzuli and Shusha had been liberated and the enemy's forces were actually surrounded. Azerbaijan showed humanity again and gave the enemy a chance to vacate these lands of his own free will,” noted the head of state, The Caspian Post reports, citing AZERTAC.

The president announced that this year, people are expected to return to the villages of Kangarli and Khidirli in Aghdam.

“This is the 13th settlement where former IDPs have returned. Such conditions will be created for all IDPs in the future,” he said.

“The first settlement of Aghdam district is now available to former IDPs after the occupation, but natives of Aghdam will also return to other villages this year. This year, people are expected to return to the villages of Kangarli and Khidirli, as construction work is underway in other villages as well. Of course, the city of Aghdam is being rebuilt from scratch and will turn into one of the most beautiful cities of our country,” the head of state added.

The president stated that Azerbaijan is rebuilding Aghdam from scratch. “We are rebuilding Aghdam from scratch, and we will rebuild it. Large-scale construction work is underway here now,” he said.

“In the post-occupation period, many important infrastructure facilities have been put into operation - first of all, roads. The Aghdam-Barda road has been rebuilt. There was never such a beautiful road here even during the Soviet era. The Aghdam-Khankendi road is undergoing reconstruction. It will also be a four-lane road, just like the Barda-Aghdam road. A railway is under construction. It will probably be put into operation this year. In other words, it will be possible to comfortably reach Aghdam by railway. A station is under construction as well. The Aghdam mosque has been restored,” the Azerbaijani leader added.