Azerbaijan to establish municipalities in its liberated territories

Municipalities will be established in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan.

Farid Aliyev, Head of the Municipalities Sector of the Territorial and Organisational Issues Department of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, made the statement at the public hearings in Parliament on "Heydar Aliyev's legacy in the development of local democracy, self-government and regions in Azerbaijan", per Report.

"In the near future, life in the territories liberated from occupation will be fully restored and we will witness the development of all spheres there, including the sphere of local self-government," he said.

Earlier, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said that Azerbaijan is currently implementing large-scale restoration and reconstruction works across the liberated territories and building new cities and villages from scratch.

“As an initial step, we are planning to restore 100 residential settlements, including nine cities and eight settlements. Former internally displaced persons are returning to their ancestral lands under the Great Return Program. 140 thousand IDPs will return to their homes by the end of 2026,” the head of state pointed out.