Baku: President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has emphasized the importance of establishing connectivity between the recently liberated territories and other regions of Azerbaijan. "Our main goal is to connect the liberated territories with each other and to connect this region with other regions of Azerbaijan - the Ganja-West direction through Kalbajar, the Tartar-Barda-Baku direction, and the Fuzuli-Bilasuvar-South direction. Thus, connectivity in the country will be more reliable, and the time spent on the road will be shorter," President Aliyev stated during an interview with local television channels on January 5.

According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, President Aliyev stressed the potential of railways, highways, and future air routes in bolstering internal migration within the country. "It is not a requirement for everyone to come to Baku. On the contrary, people are coming to a city like Khankendi from Baku, Nakhchivan, and other places these days. Khankendi and Aghdam will be the main cities of the liberated regions," he noted.

The President also mentioned the demographic changes occurring in these territories, revealing that 70,000 people are currently residing there. He projected that by the end of the year, this number could increase to 120,000, 130,000, or even 140,000, as more people opt to live and work in these areas.