Residents to return to two Fuzuli villages by the end of this year

Residents will return to the Dovlatyarli and Pirahmedli villages in Azerbaijan's Fuzuli district by the end of this year. Taran Quluyeva, head of the public relations department of the Restoration, Construction and Management Service in Aghdam, Fuzuli and Khojavend districts, said so in comments to Trend's Karabakh bureau. She said restoration and construction work is continuing in both villages and is nearing completion.

Quluyeva said October 17 is an important date for both the Azerbaijani state and the residents of Fuzuli. Over the past several years, a series of events has been held on that day to mark the liberation of Fuzuli city from occupation.

Separately, Emin Huseynov, the President's special representative in Aghdam, Fuzuli and Khojavend districts, told Trend at the II Azerbaijan International Investment Forum that the population of the three districts is expected to reach 25,000 by year-end. He said 3,000 people have moved to Fuzuli city since 2023 and that the district's population is forecast to grow by a further 1,500 to 1,600 people by the end of the year.