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FIELD VISITS

I. Shusha

ollowing the official visits in Baku, on 16 September 2021, the delegation
Fset out to the region liberated from occupation to conduct an on-site
examination. In this context, first of all, the city of Shusha was visited. Before
coming to the city of Shusha, another city liberated from the occupation,
Fuzuli, was also passed through on the route. As mentioned above, Karabakh
is a region that has rich vegetation and water resources, and it has hosted
many festivals with its natural beauty. In light of this information, the absence
of trees on the route followed in Karabakh and the barren appearance of the
land were highly interesting. On the other hand, it was observed that all
the houses in the villages that used to be settlements were destroyed, that
only parts of the walls of most of them remained, and that there was no
furniture in the houses. The driver, who was in charge of one of the vehicles
that provided the transportation of our delegation, stated that he was born in
Fuzuli, that he was a child when the region was occupied, and that they had
to migrate as a family due to the occupation. He explained that agriculture
was an important source of livelihood in Fuzuli, but that all the trees were
cut down during the occupation period. He added that after the region was
liberated, he went to see the houses left behind by his family and that he
saw only the walls remaining from his old, detached house with a garden.
He expressed that he wants to return to Fuzuli with his family as soon as
possible and that he would then quit his current job as a driver and deal with
agriculture in his village.

Shusha, the first settlement where our delegation will conduct an on-site
examination, is a city of strategic importance due to its geographical location
dominating the region and its location on the road to Khankendi, the largest city

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