Reconstruction of Aghdam has already begun, the General Plan has been approved. The master plan of Shusha city has been approved. I recently laid the foundation of a new residential complex of 25 houses in Shusha.

Axar.az reports that the statement came from Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in an interview with the influential Russian magazine National Defence.

"In my opinion, these houses will be built in a year, a maximum of a year and a half, and we will be able to bring Shusha residents back. But the bigger problem is the problem of mined areas. Therefore, this is a very difficult task, it is impossible to do it quickly. No matter how much money you have, it will take time," he said.