Families returning to liberated Lachin receive keys to their apartments PHOTO

Some 15 families, making up 53 people, returning to Lachin were given house keys on June 25.

The families will move into the houses they once lived in and which have been restored or rebuilt on the instructions of the Azerbaijani president, Report informs.

The return of the IDPs to Lachin, which was restored and reconstructed in accordance with President Ilham Aliyev's instruction, will continue in stages.

To recap, 55 families (213 people) were previously resettled in Lachin City.

After Azerbaijan regained control of its territories following a 44-day war with Armenia in 2020, the Azerbaijani government approved the “Great Return” program to enable the return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their native lands.

Solving the problems of IDPs is one of the priorities of state policy. In this area, the strategic line defined by the Great Leader Heydar Aliyev and continued by President Ilham Aliyev is aimed at improving their living conditions, ensuring their social protection and employment. Voluntary, safe and dignified return of IDPs to their homeland is an important task.