Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has announced that an international airport will be built in the Karabakh city of Fizuli by his order at the beginning of the year, RIA Novosti reports .

“On my instructions, an international airport will be built in Fizuli. An order has already been given, now places are being chosen. Work will be done to clean the area,” Aliyev said.

According to him, “Fizuli International Airport will allow foreign guests to be invited to Shushi.

“Arriving there (Fizuli – ed.), it will be possible to reach the city of Shushi in a short time,” Aliyev said.

It should be reminded that on 9 November, Russian President Vladimir Putin, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a joint statement on the cessation of hostilities that started on 27 September.

The trilateral statement states in particular that Kelbajar will be returned to Azerbaijan by November 15 (later that period was extended by 10 days – ed.), Until November 20 – the Aghdam region, until December 1 – the Lachin region, leaving a 5 km wide corridor, which will ensure Armenia’s connection, but will not touch Shushi.

In addition, along with the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh and the Lachin corridor, Russian peacekeeping forces of 1960 troops with firearms, 90 armored vehicles and 380 vehicles and special equipment are deployed. The peacekeepers remain for five years with the possibility of automatic extension, unless the parties announce the termination of this provision six months before the expiration of the next five years.

It is also mentioned that internally displaced persons and refugees are returning to Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas, exchanging prisoners of war and exchanging other detainees, and unblocking all economic and transport ties in the region is carried out.