Three years pass since liberation of Azerbaijan’s Lachin from Armenian occupation

BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 1. Three years have
handed because the liberation of the Lachin district of Azerbaijan
from the Armenian occupation, Development studies.

In accordance with a trilateral assertion signed on November 10 by
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of Russia Vladimir
Putin and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, the Lachin
district was cleared of the armed forces of Armenia and returned to
Azerbaijan on 1 December.

Lachin was occupied by the armed forces of Armenia on Might 18,
1992. Armenian occupants destroyed and plundered tons of of
cultural and family objects, dozens of settlements, villages and
historic monuments within the area.

Because of the occupation, 63,341 Azerbaijani residents have been
expelled from their homeland, greater than 300 navy personnel and
civilians have been killed and disappeared with no hint. On the
territory of the district, 8950 buildings have been occupied, together with
7 industrial and development enterprises, 471 service factors, 154
faculties, tons of of historic and cultural monuments.

The occupation of Lachin, which has an essential geostrategic
place, brought on critical harm to the financial system of Azerbaijan.
Lachin area, wealthy in pure assets, has therapeutic springs such
as Turshsu, Galaderasi, Aganus, Khirmanlar, Tigig, Turshtigig,
Nureddin, Nagdali, Hajihanli.

In accordance with the Ministry of Ecology and Pure Assets, on
the territory of the Lachin district there are 3 mercury deposits
(Narzanli, Chilgazchay, Saribulag) with whole reserves of 1,124
tons, Gochaz marble limestone, appropriate for the manufacturing of
dealing with stone, with reserves of two,533 cubic meters, 2 tuffs
(Agoglan, Ahmadli), appropriate for the manufacturing of sawn stone, 2
coloured ornamental stones, volcanic ash and different pure
assets.

As well as, the Garagol State Nature Reserve and the State
Nature Reserve are additionally situated within the Lachin district, the reserve
with a complete space of 240 hectares has vegetation of 68 species and
27 households. Uncommon species of fauna, akin to roe deer, goat, wild
boar, bear, blackbird, partridge, blackbird, inhabited the
territory of the State Reserve, created in November 1961 to guard
and enhance the variety of animals and birds. In the course of the survey of
the reserve in 1989, 96 mountain goats (bezoar goats), 360 wild
boars, 320 roe deer, 110 bears have been recorded, in addition to a big
variety of wolves, badgers, squirrels, pheasants and partridges.

For 28 years, Armenia ignored the norms of worldwide legislation and
UN resolutions on the unconditional withdrawal of Armenian troops
from the occupied Azerbaijani lands.

Because of the counter-offensive operation launched on
September 27, the Azerbaijani military fulfilled the mission
unfulfilled by the UN Safety Council and restored historic
justice, liberating our lands, which had been occupied for nearly
30 years

Till November 9, 5 cities, 4 villages and 286 villages have been
liberated from the occupation. Jabrayil metropolis and 90 villages of the
district, Fuzuli metropolis and 53 villages of the district, Zangilan
metropolis, Mindzhivan, Agband, Bartaz villages and 52 villages of the
district, Gadrut village and 35 villages of Khojavend district, 3
villages of Terter district, Gubadli metropolis and 41 villages of the
area, Khojaly district 9 villages, the town of Shusha, 3 villages
of the Lachin area, in addition to a number of strategic heights within the
course of Agdar and Murovdag, and in Zangilan – Bartaz, Sigirt,
Shukurataz heights and 5 extra unnamed heights additionally have been liberated
from the occupation.

In accordance with a trilateral assertion signed by the leaders of
Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia, Aghdam was returned to Azerbaijan
on November 20, Kalbajar on November 25, and Lachin on December
1.