FAO rep praises development progress in Azerbaijan’s Karabakh

Noticeable progress and development are being observed with each visit to Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region, Muhammad Nasar Hayat, Resident Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in Azerbaijan, said while speaking to journalists in Shusha.

“I've visited this region many times, and each time I come here, I see more and more development and progress. I think it's very interesting to see how nature, culture, and history are preserved in this part of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan has done amazing work here,” the FAO representative stated.

Commenting on cooperation between FAO and Azerbaijan, Hayat noted that the organisation is implementing a number of projects across the country, including in the Karabakh region.

“FAO is working in several areas, especially in this part of the country. We have a project in Aghali, where we support the Digital Villages initiative in Azerbaijan, and we are counting on new projects in this region,” he said.

His remarks came during a two-day visit to Karabakh and East Zangazur that began on May 1, involving more than 150 ambassadors, diplomats, military attachés, and other representatives from a total of 62 countries and international organisations.

The foreign diplomatic corps is being accompanied by Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, during their visit to the liberated territories.

By Tamilla Hasanova