POLITICS
President’s assistant: Mines littered by Armenians create obstacles to continuation of reconstruction work in the region
Shusha, August 27, AZERTAC
The cultural capital of Azerbaijan, Shusha, has turned into one of the key cities in the South Caucasus. Currently, the Azerbaijani government is implementing restoration and reconstruction projects at a high speed, said Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Head of the Department of Foreign Policy Affairs of the Presidential Administration Hikmat Hajiyev at a conference in Shusha.
The assistant to the President noted that the villages and towns had been turned into ruins and the buildings had been devastated during the 30 years of occupation. He said that life had returned to the region 30 years later.
“The mines littered by Armenians create obstacles to continuation of reconstruction work in the region. Azerbaijan is one of the most mine littered countries in the world,” Hikmat Hajiyev stressed.
Saying that Azerbaijan took control of the city of Lachin and the villages of Zabukh and Sus yesterday, Hikmat Hajiyev emphasized that ethnic Armenians had never lived in those villages.
“Azerbaijan wishes to create a prosperous region with lasting peace and wants Armenia to be part of regional cooperation. The negotiations between the two countries are mainly focused on the delimitation of borders, humanitarian issues, transport communications and development of a peace treaty,” he added.