"The 44-day war has changed the situation in the region. As I said, the war is over and we must move on to the next page. We will never forget the pain and wounds. The wounds will never heal. "
The statement came from Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev during a meeting with ICESCO Director General Salim bin Mohammed Al Malik, Eurasia Diary reports citing Yeniavaz.
The head of state stressed that we would never forget our heroes:
"But at the same time, we need to look to the future and rebuild the territories, the completely devastated areas, and we will do that, this work has already begun. Infrastructure projects, urban planning and many other important elements of reconstruction are already being implemented. This year, we have allocated substantial funds for this work. "