President: 'The state of Azerbaijan will ensure comfortable living of former IDPs who will return to Lachin'

Lachin district is one of the largest districts of Azerbaijan, said President Ilham Aliyev as he received Masim Mammadov, Special Representative of the President in Lachin district, which is included in East Zangazur economic region, Report informs via AZERTAC.

"The district has tremendous potential. Of course, former IDPs who will return to Lachin district should live comfortably in Lachin, and the state of Azerbaijan will make sure this is the case," the Azerbaijani leader noted.

“Lachin district was under occupation for 28 years, and during this period, almost the entire infrastructure of the district was destroyed by Armenia. Great damage was caused to the environment. In general, as a result of illegal exploitation of our forest fund, 60,000 hectares of our forests were destroyed, cut, looted and sold by the Armenians. A large part of that is made up of the forests of Lachin district,” the head of state emphasized.