BAKU (Azerbaijan), Mar 5 (APP): The Government of Azerbaijan is currently carrying out the gigantic task of bringing life back to the liberated areas by rebuilding civic facilities, worship, historical and recreational places as well water reservoirs.
The representatives of foreign media visiting Azerbaijan to attend summit of Non-Aligned Movement’s Contact Group held in Baku on March 2, were escorted to different cities of Azerbaijan which were liberated by Azerbaijani Army after 30 years of Armenian occupation in 2020.
The Azerbaijani government is carrying out rehabilitation work in Shusha city, once a hill resort and cultural center which now gave a deserted look owing to the massive destruction during the said period.
During a visit to the site, the Azerbaijani authorities told the media that rehabilitation work was going to restore a 150-year old Gazanchi Church and two historical mosques.
The media men were also given a guided tour to the newly constructed Fuzuli International Airport which was built in 2021 within eight months considering the urgent needs for relief supplies as well as the influx of foreign delegates.
After Fuzuli, Zangilan International Airport was inaugurated in 2022 and Lachin International Airport is also in the pipeline in the Karabakh region.
The heavy machinery was engaged in the restoration of a huge water reservoir in Fuzuli which was used to be a main source of irrigation to the area, famous for its agricultural produces.
A massive tree plantation was also underway in the region to revive its green look as well as the economic activity.
As on one side, there were the remains of erstwhile city center of Fuzuli, while across the road, the ongoing construction of around 1,000 residential apartments was emerging as a ray of hope for the displaced population which was eagerly awaiting return to their native areas.
Amidst all massive reconstruction activities, the major challenge of clearing the region of around 1 million landmines still existed as the government was diverting major chunk of its funding for the purpose.
Later, the media men were also given a round of Lachin-Khankendi road.
The convoys of Russian peacekeepers’ trucks carrying relief supplies were also seen moving towards their designated supply points.
On the same road, a group of Azerbaijani civil society representatives were holding a peaceful protests for almost three months against the illegal exploitation of mineral deposits in the Azerbaijani territories, where the Russian peacekeeping contingent is temporarily deployed.