WNAM MONITORING: “We stopped the war in time, but did not back down a single step from our policy,” Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said as he participated in the inauguration of the first phase of the village of Sarijali in Aghdam district on March 27.
Ilham Aliyev said that as a result of the Second Karabakh War, “we regained the city of Aghdam and the villages that were under occupation at the time without firing a single shot.”
“Along with Aghdam, Lachin and Kalbajar districts were also returned to us. We would have liberated these lands anyway, but if the war had continued, there would have been many casualties. Therefore, we stopped the war in time, but did not back down a single step from our policy. Three years later, we took full control and restored our sovereignty and territorial integrity, and separatism has been completely eradicated today,” Ilham Aliyev said.
“People will live here comfortably now, without fear of anyone and with dignity. I am sure that they will live here happily. Because both our lands have been regained and the national dignity of our people has been fully restored. For 30 years, Armenia had been trying in every possible way not to return a single inch of our land to us. The foreign forces behind it were also in solidarity and in alliance with them. But they did not take into account one thing, and it is the strength, determination and courage of the state of Azerbaijan and the heroism of our Army. May Allah have mercy on all our martyrs, may Allah always keep the heads of our Army and the personnel of our Armed Forces high. As a result of their heroism and selflessness, we are standing here today and meeting on the eve of this beautiful holiday,” the president stressed.
