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ATUC Chairman Sattar Mehbaliyev meets with veterans of Karabakh war and invalids

09 Aug 2019

On August 9, the chairman of ATUC, MP Sattar Mehbaliyev met with veterans of the Karabakh war. 

The chairman of the ATUC congratulated the war participants and their families on the occasion of the Kurban holiday.
Mehbaliyev said that the government has increased the respect and care for war veterans and families of martyrs, and concrete measures are being taken to improve their living conditions and social welfare. This year, the President has increased the monthly allowance for martyrs' families from 242 to 300 manat, and social benefits and pensions for war invalids have been increased by 100 percent, the President's monthly pension for servicemen of the I group (including invalids of the first group of war veterans) was done. Families of martyrs and war veterans will be given a car and their apartments will continue to be provided. Chairman said that the Armenian prime minister's visit to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan poses new threats to the region. Armenia overlooks the norms and principles of international law and undermines the negotiation process mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs on the Armenian-Azerbaijani Daglık-Karabakh conflict. The chairman said the Karabakh war veterans and the disabled were always in the spotlight of the ATUC. He also noted that he had regular meetings with them, had a special sensitivity to the solution of their problems, and took steps to rest and organize treatment. They expressed their gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva for their attention and care.They noted that we are very pleased with the chairman of the ATUC  Sattar Mohabaliyev. When we call, they receive us and help us.
In the end, each of the participants of the meeting was provided with financial aid on the occasion of the holiday.