On July 31, families who had been temporarily accommodated in hostels, sanatoriums, children's camps, and various unfinished or administrative buildings across Azerbaijani districts departed from Garadagh district in Baku to return to their native lands, AzVision.az reports.
At this stage, 18 families—totaling 60 people—are returning to Lachin. Including those who departed on July 31, a total of 552 families, comprising 2,031 individuals, are now permanently residing in Lachin.
Since the commencement of the resettlement programme, 513 families, totaling 1,906 individuals, have been provided with permanent residences in Lachin.
The Azerbaijani army took full control of Lachin city along with the adjacent Zabukh and Sus villages on August 25, 2022.
Earlier, Lachin City was temporarily controlled by the Russian peacekeepers to provide communication between Armenia and the Karabakh region. According to the trilateral statement, signed by the Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russian leaders on November 10, 2020, the city should be handed over to Azerbaijan after the completion of a new road, which would be an alternative to the Lachin road.
Following the completion of the new road bypassing Lachin, Azerbaijan demanded that Armenia clear the unlawfully occupied city and adjacent settlements by August 25, 2022.
AzVision.az
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