Prezident İlham Əliyev
Baku/27.05.23/Turan: On May 27, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made a trip to the Kelbajar region, where he got acquainted with the progress of work on the restoration of infrastructure destroyed during the Armenian occupation. With his participation, the ceremonies of laying the foundations of the restored villages of Yanshag and Zallar were held, the website of the head of state reports.
The President also took part in the opening of the small hydroelectric power plants "Gamyshly" and "Meydan". Aliyev was provided with information about the tunnels built on the Toganaly-Kelbajar-Istisu highway with a length of 82 kilometers, as well as about the work carried out on this road in general from November 2021 to May 2023, as well as on the Kalbajar-Lachin highway with a length of 76 kilometers.
The Head of State also took part in the opening a military hospital in Kalbajar, the ceremonies of laying the foundation of a residential quarter and a school for 960 students. ---06B---
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