Hikmet Hajiyev: Free Lachin enters new stage of revival due to policy of President Aliyev

Free Lachin is entering a new stage of revival and development as a result of the policy of President Ilham Aliyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev, Head of the Foreign Policy Issues Department of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, wrote on Twitter.

"As a result of the policy of President Ilham Aliyev, free Lachin is entering a new phase of revival and development after 30 years of vandalism under the Armenian occupation. All new elements of the modern concept of urban planning and development are applied in Lachin," Hajiyev stressed, according to Caliber.Az.

As a result of President Ilham Aliyev's policy, free Lachin is entering a new stage of renaissance and development after the 30-year long vandalism under the occupation of Armenia. All new elements of contemporary urban planning and development concepts are applied in #Lachin. pic.twitter.com/fMjWbfXHli

— Hikmet Hajiyev (@HikmetHajiyev) June 9, 2023

Lachin, one of the largest districts in Azerbaijan spanning an area of 1,800 square kilometers, was occupied by Armenia's armed forces on May 18, 1992, connecting the occupied Karabakh region of Azerbaijan to Armenia.

On December 1, 2020, Lachin district has been returned to Azerbaijan after 28 years of illegal occupation by Armenia. The restoration of Azerbaijan’s sovereignty in the district followed a Russian-brokered statement that sealed the victory of Azerbaijan over Armenia in the Second Karabakh War.