Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration said Kalbajar is being rebuilt, revived and transformed into one of the most beautiful cities in Azerbaijan and even in the world.

Axar.az reports that Hajiyev made the remarks while speaking at the Second Honey Festival in Kalbajar district.

"Being in our native Kalbajar today is a source of great pride for each of us. Although I was young in those bloody and difficult days of 1993 - I was about 13 or 14 years old - I remember them very well. One of the first places where residents from Kalbajar arrived barefoot, without shelter, bread or food was the city of Ganja. One of the first places where they were accommodated was the dormitory of Ganja City University of Technology, which was located near our home," Hajiyev said.

The presidential aide also recalled the Tunnel tragedy during the occupation of Kalbajar.

"We still remember the Tunnel tragedy. At the exit of the tunnel, Armenian terrorist Monte Melkonian, who had come from the Middle East, had set up an ambush. A brutal tragedy took place there, comparable in its cruelty to the Khojaly tragedy. We must not forget these events; they are part of our history. The people of Kalbajar were subjected to severe violence there," Hajiyev added.