Baku Mayor and Deputy Prime Minister listen to the demands of the residents of demolished houses in Baku
A meeting of Mayor, Hajibala Abutalibov, and Deputy Prime Minister, Abid Sharifov, with former residents of the “Sovetskaya” and a number of adjacent quarters took place at school N150 in Yasamal district. Homes in this area of the capital are to be demolished, but residents are unhappy with the size of compensation, and hold protests demanding pay them adequate compensation.
"We want to 3,5 - 4000 manat per square meter or equivalent housing nearby, we do not want to go to the outskirts of the city," Tran was told by a tenant. He also noted that there are families in which at documents the apartment is 12 square meters, and such families should get ready apartments with regard to the number of family members.
"We said our demands and we do not intend to leave our homes for 1500 manat; Deputy Prime Minister and Mayor asked us for a week to consider our demands, and promised to give an answer," said another man.
There gathered about two thousand people at the venue of the meeting, and several hundred more are inside the school building where negotiations are ongoing.
Last Sunday, about 5,000 local residents held an unsanctioned rally protesting against the low compensation , and threatening to start more serious actions if the government ignores their demands. -02В-
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