BAKU: Internal minister meets refugees and IDPs

INTERNAL MINISTER MEETS REFUGEES AND IDPS
[December 21, 2004, 12:28:59]

Azer Tag, Azerbaijan
Dec 21 2004

On December 20, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Azerbaijan
Republic, colonel-general Ramil Usubov has met refugees and IDPs
temporarily placed in tent camps in Sabirabad region, has directly
familiarized with their social conditions, problems and cares.

Having welcomed on behalf of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev
the refugees and IDPs, the Minister has told that this meeting is
carried out on the direct instruction of the head of state, and has
reminded that the basis of this noble initiative has been founded by
the national leader Heydar Aliyev. He has noted that in due time the
great leader has put before heads of separate state bodies,
departments and enterprises as one of important – task on regular
basis to visit the refugees and IDPs to be interested in their
problems and to care of them.

Further, minister R. Usubov has told about the measures taken by
worthy successor of the political liner of the national leader –
President Ilham Aliyev, the reforms in all spheres of a life of
society, the successes achieved in development of economy, in
constant improvement of well-being of the people, in construction of
army and state, in struggle against criminality, and also spoke of
the criminal conditions that is under control. The Minister has
expressed confidence that due to internal and foreign policy which is
successfully carried out by the head of state, the Nagorny Karabakh
problem shortly will find its fair solution in view of norms of
international law and national interests of Azerbaijan and that
refugees and IDPs would return to their homelands.

Colonel-general R. Usubov has visited also schools in tent camps,
kindergartens, a medical aid station and some apartments of the
refugees, was interested in problems with which they face, promised
to help to them in their elimination.

At the meetings which have been carried out in warm and friendly
atmosphere, the Minister of Internal Affairs has congratulated
country-fellows on the forthcoming significant holidays – Day of
Solidarity of the World Azerbaijanis and New Year, has expressed them
best regards, rendered material assistance.

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