On May 31, 2022, representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Azerbaijan took part in the trip to de-occupied Kalbajar to see aftermath of Armenian occupation. More than 80 diplomats and military attachés from more than 50 countries and ten international organizations participated in the trip.
Foreign diplomats visited the site of the tragedy in the Kalbajar-Lachin road tunnel. H.E. Mr. Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan – Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, told diplomats about the tragedy that occurred there when many Azerbaijanis were killed by Armenians while trying to leave Kalbajar.
During the trip, the diplomats got familiarized with the work on the сonstruction of a tunnel through the Murovdagh mountain range.
The visitors were informed about the process of construction of the tunnel, as well as the Toghanali-Kalbajar-Istisu highway. Besides, they were informed that the construction of the highway is planned to be completed in 2024-2025, and after its commissioning, the travel time will take no more than an hour.
Later, the guests were familiarized with the work on the restoration of hydropower plants. The visitors were informed about the beginning of the restoration of two hydropower plants, which were completely destroyed during the Armenian occupation, in Kalbajar and Lachin regions and viewed a hydropower plant in Kalbajar.
The purpose of the visit was to familiarize the foreign diplomats with the aftermath of the destructions caused by the Armenian occupation and with the restoration process in the liberated territories.
The ambassadors and military attachés also listened to Ramil Huseynov, a witness to the tragedy in the Kalbajar-Lachyn tunnel, who provided information about those events.