“This is not our Aghdam! We have wanted this Aghdam for 30 years?”
“We are three brothers, so my father and my younger brother lived there, so we decided to give that father’s hearth to our brother. If necessary, we will leave the decision to go to court to my brother. But in any case, if our opinion is not taken into account, I think we will try to convey our voice to the president. “
“The plan is to place the areas of the daily life of the people of Agdam as they want. In this plan, the so-called city of Agdam is surrounded by gardens for investors. Who are those investors? At one time, all the facilities operating in Aghdam were owned by the people of Aghdam. We must demand it before it’s too late! At least, our previous streets should be cleared of debris and restored. Let everyone’s property be equal on those streets. Why 60-meter-wide streets? They need a platform for corruption to erase money and brag. ”
“Taking into account everyone’s taste”
Representing the voters of Aghdam in the parliament and saying that he was acquainted with the general plan of the city Aqil Abbas said it would be an “industrial capital” and10A city of 0,000 will be built, ”he says.
“It simply came to our notice then Aqil It was not carried out on the advice of Abbas or his relatives. I also understand the people, because most people in Aghdam lived there in a courtyard house, in their garden, in a villa they built for themselves. Now a city is being built and it is not right to take into account everyone’s taste.
According to the MP, citizens who do not agree with the terms of return protest It is natural to exercise the right:
“I would also like to restore my grandfather’s house, which was destroyed in Agdam. But if everyone builds a house of their own free will, it will be a little wrong. True, in terms of property rights protest is a natural right of citizens. Of course, those who do not agree with this plan can raise their demands.
Aqil Abbas believes that the state is responsible for the real estate left in Agdam or the size of the yard. compensation No, those citizens will be given a house according to the number of family members: “Those who buy a house will be given 18 hundred garden plots on the outskirts of the city.”
“Opinions of local people are studied and taken into account”
Spokesman for the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture Ramiz Idrisoglu told BBC News in Azerbaijani that in the process of developing master plans, along with experts, the views of local people are studied and taken into account.
According to him, currently Aghdam, Shusha, FuzuliPreparation of master plans of Jabrayil and Zangilan cities completed, Kalbajar and master plans for the cities of Gubadli are being developed.
Ramiz Idrisoglu says that, for example, after the presentation of the initial form of the master plan of Aghdam, both the people of Aghdam and the people of the country sent numerous comments and suggestions to the Committee, which “greatly contributed to the improvement of the document.”
A spokesman for the agency responded to the citizen’s accusation that the government agencies were preparing a master plan for investors: “This is the initial version of the master plan of Agdam, which is currently being discussed. The final version of the master plan of Aghdam will be sent to the Cabinet of Ministers for approval in the near future. In that version the village There are no farm lands or gardens that are the object of investment. ”
As for the issue of providing citizens with an additional 18 hundred square meters of land, “we are not talking about the city of Agdam itself, but the villages,” said a spokesman for the organization.
Refugees and Mandatory The State Committee for Refugees said in response to a BBC inquiry that the issues were being discussed at the agency and the final results would be shared with the public.
“Whatever the conditions, we will return…”
Ağdamlı mandatory IDP Samad Abbasov has been living in Baku with his two daughters and his wife since 1994. Azerbaijan He took refuge in a room in a dormitory belonging to the Deaf Society. For him, it does not matter whether he lives in a building in Baku or in a building in Agdam:
“We had a yard house with 12 acres of land in the suburbs of Aghdam. Now, when you think that we stayed in a building in Baku, we will return and live in Aghdam, not in our yard house, but in the building, it is not satisfactory.
But he thinks they will return to Agdam under any circumstances.
“We have longed for those places for many years. Of course, we will return there, “said Esmiralda Guliyeva, a refugee from Agdam.
The retired teacher also told BBC News in Azerbaijani that he was ready to accept all the conditions of the state in order to return to Agdam:
“I do not know how the approved master plan of Agdam was prepared. But in any case, its developers know urban planning better than we do. That is, a new Aghdam will be built there. It is true that Aghdam will be a much more beautiful and interesting place for young people than before, but we, the older generation, live with the memories of the previous Aghdam. It is impossible to restore it. ” (BBC)