Azerbaijan President Promises To ‘rebuild & Revive’ Kalbajar Region Ceded By Armenia

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Wednesday, November 25 that the country would “rebuild” and “revive” the Kalbajar region after Armenian troops left the territory. Aliyev, while addressing the nation, promised to return normalcy in the region and said that he have ordered the authorities to start preparing for “reconstruction” as soon as possible. Armenia ceded the region to Azerbaijan after a month-long battle that ended with a Russia-brokered ceasefire agreement.  Azerbaijan had given the Armenian troops time until November 25 to leave the Kalbajar region. Azerbaijan has been taking control of the ceded territories by Armenia as on Friday the country’s troops had entered the Aghdam district. Armenia was supposed to hand over the Kalbajar region to Azerbaijan on November 15, but Yerevan sought some time from Baku due to damaged roads, and later both countries agreed on November 25 for the transfer. Azerbaijan will hand over the Lachin district to Azerbaijan on December 1.