{"id":550,"date":"2021-09-27T12:14:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T08:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/en\/richardas-lapaitis-speaks-with-umud-mirzayev-in-his-native-village-of-ashagi-abd\/"},"modified":"2021-09-27T12:14:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T08:14:39","slug":"richardas-lapaitis-speaks-with-umud-mirzayev-in-his-native-village-of-ashagi-abd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/en\/richardas-lapaitis-speaks-with-umud-mirzayev-in-his-native-village-of-ashagi-abd\/","title":{"rendered":"Richardas Lapaitis speaks with Umud Mirzayev in his native village of Ashagi Abdurrahmanli"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tOn March 18, with the organisation of the International Eurasia Press Fund (IEPF) a group of Lithuanian journalists have paid a visit to the Fuzuli district. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThere have been well-known journalists in the group, including a famous military journalist Richardas Lapaitis, who has been awarded the ‘Order of Friendship’ of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Arunas Sartanavichius and Mantas Bartasavichius.<\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to Eurasia Diary<\/a>, the guests have visited Ashagi Abdurrahmanli village of Fuzuli district. The village was almost on the line of contact before the libaration of the occupied territories. The village has been occupied by the Armenian armed forces on August 23, 1993. It has been liberated due to the Operation of Horadiz in January 1994.<\/p>\n

\n\tAt that time, the biggest bloody battles took place here. Armenians set fire to all houses in the village. The vast majority of the villagers could not get anything out of their homes. The school and the house of culture were completely destroyed.<\/p>\n

\n\tNoting that in 2016, Arunas Sartanavichius and two other journalists have had a visit here at the invitation of the IEPF.<\/p>\n

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\n\tIn 2016, Lithuanian journalists were able to reach the high hill in the photo<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n\tThere are 17 kehriz (artesian) wells along the road in the village. Water came from those wells near the graves of the martyrs, and the villagers used this water. This monument has been destroyed during the war. The inscriptions and drawings in the ancient Arabic alphabet on the stones of Kahriz have been destroyed by Armenians. Kahriz wells have later been restored and their grooves will be restored soon.<\/p>\n

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\n\tMilitary journalist R.Lapaitis interviewed IEPF President Umud Mirzayev, who is originally from Ashagi Abdurrahmanli, in front of his devastated house. We are presenting the interview:<\/p>\n

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