In accordance with the instructions of President Ilham Aliyev, the Great Return process to the liberated territories continues. The families relocating to Karkijahan settlement of Khankendi city; Badara, Khanyurdu, Khanabad, Ballija and Tazabina villages of Khojaly District; and Kolatag, Hasanriz, Ashagi Oratag and Chapar villages of Aghdara District are families that had been temporarily accommodated in various regions of the country, mainly in dormitories, sanatoriums and administrative buildings.

At this stage, 8 families comprising 36 people have been resettled in Karkijahan settlement of Khankendi city; 5 families comprising 13 people in Badara village, 4 families comprising 10 people in Khanyurdu village, 8 families comprising 31 people in Khanabad village, 3 families comprising 8 people in Ballija village, and 14 families comprising 71 people in Tazabina village of Khojaly District; as well as 12 families comprising 36 people in Kolatag village, 6 families comprising 30 people in Hasanriz village, 12 families comprising 49 people in Ashagi Oratag village, and 15 families comprising 51 people in Chapar village of Aghdara District.

The residents returning to their native lands expressed their gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva for the comprehensive state care provided to them. They also expressed their appreciation to the valiant Azerbaijani Army, the heroic soldiers and officers who liberated our lands from occupation, and prayed for the souls of the martyrs who sacrificed their lives in this cause.