Day: December 22, 2023
NPR News: 12-22-2023 6AM EST
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has sent a congratulatory letter to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting Azernews.
The letter reads as follows:
“His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Your Excellency,
Please accept my sincerest congratulations on your birthday.
The year 2023, marking the 100th anniversary of National Leader Heydar Aliyev, was momentous for both Azerbaijan and for you personally. It is in this year that the sovereignty of the Republic of Azerbaijan was fully restored.
I am grateful to Azerbaijan and to you personally for supporting Ukraine in its struggle for freedom, independence and territorial integrity, as well as for assistance in addressing the humanitarian consequences of the war with Russia.
I highly value the existing friendly relations between our states and our personal constructive and sincere dialogue. I am confident that the Ukrainian-Azerbaijani strategic cooperation, based on respect and trust, will continue to actively develop for the benefit of the peoples of both countries.
Your Excellency, I wish you robust health, inexhaustible energy and success in your responsible state activities.
Sincerely,
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine”
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The French La Gazette online newspaper has published an article about the reconstruction process in Azerbaijan’s liberated land and the resettlement process of former IDPs, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting Trend.
Presently, Fuzuli, situated in Azerbaijan’s Karabakh economic region, is undergoing revitalization as a crucial component of the Azerbaijani government’s comprehensive initiative to rehabilitate and reconstruct the liberated territories, the article reads. The master plan for Fuzuli has been meticulously crafted. According to this plan, the city of Fuzuli is set to span 1,936 hectares, aiming to accommodate a population of 50,000 by the year 2040.
The authors note that, on Monday, another group of Azerbaijanis who were internally displaced returned to the liberated Fuzuli district. A total of 94 individuals from 22 families, who had been staying temporarily in hostels, sanatoriums, pioneer camps, unfinished buildings, and administrative premises, have now moved into their newly constructed homes in Fuzuli.
Moreover, on October 18, 2021, President Ilham Aliyev launched the “smart village” initiative in the district. This project incorporates green and alternative energy sources along with a “smart management” system. Initially, the plan includes the construction of 450 houses, and the village will be surrounded by a “smart” farm.
The article further reads that, subsequently, on October 26, 2021, President Ilham Aliyev, alongside his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, inaugurated Fuzuli International Airport – the first entirely new airfield on the recently liberated Azerbaijani lands. The runway spans 3,000 meters in length and 60 meters in width, designed to accommodate various aircraft, from large cargo planes to small private jets.
Furthermore, the construction of a secondary school in Fuzuli, financed by the Uzbek government on the initiative of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, was completed. The 960-seat school was inaugurated in August this year.
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According to to Palestinian Ministry of health in Ramallah 20,057 Palestinians in Gaza are killed by Israeli bombardment and 53,320 Palestinians are injured since the 7th of October.
There are about 7500 people missing under the rubble. If the missing are counted the total death count will be 27000 including no less than 11500 Palestinian children killed.

