Behind the historical Victory of Azerbaijan in the 44-day Patriotic War are many years of hard work and determined and purposeful policy of President Ilham Aliyev. Our people always believed in this victory, that our lands would be freed from occupation.
Day.Az reports that Sevil Mikayilova, a member of the Milli Majlis, told Trend.
The deputy said that President Ilham Aliyev, as always, justified the people’s trust, successfully fulfilled the number one task he set before him, which was the liberation of our lands from occupation, and succeeded in waving our tricolor flag in every corner of our country.
“The raising of the National Flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan by Mr. President Ilham Aliyev on October 15, 2023 in the city of Khankendi was another celebration of our historic victory. This history is an important event that will live forever in the memory of the Azerbaijani people and this event will always be remembered with pride,” said the deputy. said.
S. Mikayilova noted that this victory is the logical result of the policy established by Great Leader Heydar Aliyev and successfully continued by Mr. President Ilham Aliyev.
“This victory was made possible as a result of many years of purposeful domestic and policy, the right strategy implemented at the international level, education of young people in a patriotic spirit, army building and continuous reforms in the economic sphere. During these years, Azerbaijan has developed in all areas, has become an influential and reliable partner in the international world. became a powerful army.
The achievements of our country in the economic field made it possible to carry out extensive reforms, especially in the field of army building, to increase the professionalism of our army and equip it with modern weapons. As a result, the Azerbaijani army managed to enter the ranks of the 50 most powerful armies in the world,” said the deputy.
S. Mikayilova said that Azerbaijan was trying to resolve the conflict peacefully, and by participating in the negotiation process for many years, it created sufficient grounds for the peaceful resolution of the conflict.
“However, unfortunately, the biased policy of the OSCE Minsk Group, its support for the occupier, and Armenia’s non-constructive position not only allowed the conflict to be resolved, but on the contrary, brought the negotiation process to a standstill, wasted all expectations, and lost the people’s trust. Of course, Azerbaijan never could not agree to their territories being occupied indefinitely.
In addition to participating in the negotiation process, Azerbaijan did not rule out a military solution to the conflict and always stated this. Unfortunately, neither the Minsk Group nor Armenia backed down from their non-constructive positions and drew conclusions from Azerbaijan’s warnings. All these processes made the military solution of the conflict necessary, and finally, the ineffective results of the long negotiations, the successive provocations of Armenia made the beginning of the 44-day Patriotic War inevitable.
Azerbaijan freed its lands from Armenian occupation using military force and international laws, including the right granted by Article 51 of the UN Charter on the right to self-defense. Powerless against the power of the Azerbaijani army, Armenia was forced to sign the act of capitulation on November 10, 2020.
However, Armenia, remaining “faithful” to its character, avoided fulfilling its obligations, did not remove the illegal armed groups from the territory of Azerbaijan, on the contrary, it supported the separatists, while continuing the series of provocations. These actions of Armenia made it necessary to hold local anti-terrorist measures on September 19-20. As a result of these measures, Azerbaijan regained control over all its sovereign territories, cut off the roots of separatism, and ended the historical victory achieved in the Patriotic War.
Today, our tricolor flag flies proudly in all corners of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan is rapidly restoring our liberated territories at the expense of its own strength, and former internally displaced persons are returning to their native lands. Those areas are reviving and becoming one of the most beautiful places in the world,” the deputy added.