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By Laman Ismayilova

The presidential order on the restoration of the Jojug Marjanli village of the Jabrayil region means that the country will liberate all its lands from the occupation, said Samad Seyidov, the chairman of the international and interparliamentary relations committee at Azerbaijan’s Parliament.

“This is already a serious message to Armenia,” Seyidov told Trend. “Armenia itself realizes that it won’t be able to continue occupying Azerbaijani lands. During the April fighting, the Armenians saw the power of the Azerbaijani army, so they are well aware that if such fights take place again, Armenia will be doomed. That’s why the sooner the Armenians leave the territories of Azerbaijan, the better for them.”

President Ilham Aliyev signed an order January 24 on measures to restore the Jabrayil district’s Jojug Marjanli village, liberated from the Armenian occupation in April 2016.

Under the order, 4 million manats ($2.12 million) was allocated from the President`s 2017 Contingency Fund to the State Committee on Deals of Refugees and IDPs for the construction of 50 private houses, a school building and relevant infrastructure at the first stage.

The Jojug Marjanli village in Jabrayil region was liberated from the Armenian occupation in April 2016 as a result of a successful counter-attack of the Azerbaijani Army. Now, people can safely live in the village.

The situation on the frontline aggravated on April 2, 2016, after the Armenian military units in the occupied lands began shelling Azerbaijan’s positions. To protect civilian population, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces launched counter attacks and as a result, the Azerbaijani troops retook hills around the village of Talish, as well as Seysulan settlement, and also took over Lele Tepe hill located in the direction of Fizuli region.

Azerbaijan and Armenia declared a truce brokered by Russia on April 5, 2016. However, Armenia continued to breach the ceasefire.

The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway territory of Azerbaijan, has continued for about 30 years, following the Armenia’s territorial claims against Azerbaijan in 1988. The military conflict, characterized by violence against civilians and ethnic cleansing, resulted in the injury, death, and disappearance of thousands of people, ended with occupation of 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding regions.

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