Azerbaijan, Tovuz, March 22 / Trend V.Mamedov/
Uzbekistan's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Ismetulla Irgashev at the invitation of Deputy Ganira Pashayeva visited the Tovuz region.
The guests visited the Alley of Martyrs of Tovuz region. Then Ambassador visited the villages Agdam, Alibeyli and Hadji Ali, located on the border with Armenia. The cemetery and school building destroyed as a result of violations of the Armenian armed forces of the ceasefire, as well as accommodation with traces of bullets were shown to Irgashev.
Ambassador was informed that the villages are subjected to regular shelling by Armenian armed forces, resulting in case of injury deaths. Ambassador personally acquainted with the level of accommodation and the difficulties of the population in these villages.
Irgashev also visited a military unit located in Tovuz region. Here, the Ambassador of Uzbekistan took part in the festivities and danced with the soldiers with the rhythms of the Uzbek song. Distinguished Military Service soldiers were given valuable presents.
Ganira Pashayeva and Uzbek Ambassador met with the Chief Executive of Tovuz district Tofig Ismailov. During the meeting the Ambassador put forward the idea of making Tovuz and Samarkand twin cities. The idea was favorably received. In turn Tofig Ismailov suggested calling in the near future, one of the main streets of Tovuz in honor of Uzbekistan.
In his interview Ismetulla Irgashev said that Uzbekistan recognizes the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and a supporter of a just settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict on Nagorno-Karabakh.