President: Events in Lachin offer opportunity to become better acquainted with region's rich, ancient history

"Humanitarian cooperation is one of the key areas. I would like to express my gratitude to the heads of state of the CIS for supporting the decision to declare the city of Lachin the Cultural Capital of the Commonwealth," said President Ilham Aliyev as he addressed the limited-format meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State, according to Report's correspondent in Turkmenistan.

"The large-scale events held in Lachin last year allowed our guests to become more closely acquainted with the rich and ancient history of this region. Our guests were able to witness firsthand its rapid revival, as well as the scale of the ongoing restoration work," the head of state noted.