The foundation stone for the village of Gulabird in the Lachin district has been laid.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended a groundbreaking ceremony.

Chairman of the State Committee for Affairs of Refugees and IDPs, Rovshan Rzayev, briefed the Azerbaijani President on the work to be done in the village.

A total of 581 families are scheduled to be settled in the village. The total projected area of the village is 172 hectares. The village will have two-room, three-room, four-room and five-room houses, a 432-seat school, and an 80-seat kindergarten.

President Ilham Aliyev laid the foundation stone for the village of Gulabird.