Hungary participates in the reconstruction of Nagorno-Karabakh, in particular, its group of companies is rebuilding the village of Soltanli, constructing residential houses and social institutions there, Istvan Vashari, head of the OPG representative office in Hungary, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
According to him, Hungary has repeatedly expressed its support for the restoration of the Karabakh region and maintenance of regional stability, the assistance it provides can be realized “in the form of humanitarian aid, investment in infrastructure and exchange of professional experience.”
“It is important to emphasize that Hungary supports the reconstruction project of Soltanli village, which is being implemented under the leadership of KÉSZ Group (Hungarian group of construction companies - ed.). The reconstruction project aims to allow 5-6 thousand people to return to the area. The construction includes the erection of residential houses, public facilities, schools, kindergartens, hospitals and sports facilities,” Vashari said.
The head of the representative office added that the project also “has a symbolic significance as it strengthens the strategic partnership between Hungary and Azerbaijan”.
The Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council), established in 2009, decided to change its name to the Organization of Turkic States at the summit in Istanbul in November 2021. The organization includes Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and Uzbekistan, with Turkmenistan and Hungary participating as observers.
Nagorno-Karabakh unilaterally announced its secession from the Azerbaijan SSR 36 years ago. After the collapse of the USSR and the armed conflict with Azerbaijan (1992-1994), the region existed for many years as an unrecognized republic inhabited by Armenians. In September 2020, hostilities resumed in Karabakh. With Moscow's mediation, the sides agreed to a ceasefire on the night of November 10. The Armenian side lost all areas around Nagorno-Karabakh and a number of territories that were part of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region during the Soviet era. Russian peacekeepers were stationed in the region.
Almost three years after the second war in the region, Baku launched a military operation in Karabakh on September 19, which lasted one day. As a result, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev declared that the country had restored its territorial integrity, and the de facto authorities of the region announced the “self-dissolution” of the unrecognized republic from January 1, 2024. From September 24 to the end of the month, more than 100,000 residents left Karabakh for Armenia.
In 2022, Yerevan and Baku, mediated by Russia, the US and the EU, began discussing a future peace treaty. In late May last year, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Yerevan was ready to recognize Azerbaijan's sovereignty within the Soviet borders, i.e. together with Karabakh.
Reprinted from https://ria.ru/
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