AGHDAM, Azerbaijan, January 31. A group of former internally displaced persons (IDPs) - 22 families (94 people) - is returning to the native Ballija village in Azerbaijan's Khojaly district, Trend reports.
Those returning to the village are families temporarily living in different parts of Azerbaijan, mainly in hostels, sanatoriums, and administrative buildings.
The former IDPs thanked President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva for their comprehensive state care. They also expressed gratitude to the valiant Azerbaijani Army, the heroic soldiers and officers who liberated Azerbaijani lands, and wished the repose of the souls of the martyrs who died along the way, as well as patience to their families.
To date, about 30,000 people are currently living in Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur, along with former internally displaced persons who resettled there, working on the implementation of projects in the region, as well as performing official duties in local subdivisions of certain state institutions, working in resumed health care, education, culture, tourism, industry, and energy institutions.
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