Baku: “Today’s Azerbaijan is among the strongest countries in the world in the truest sense of the word,” said President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev as he was interviewed by local TV channels.
“The new tasks facing the country today are the tasks of the new era. We resolved the key task, as you mentioned, a few months ago by fully restoring the sovereignty of our country, and the events of September, of course, should not be taken out of the overall context,” the President added.
“When the flag was raised in Khojaly, I thought, look, today we can confidently say that the blood of the victims of Khojaly did not remain on the ground. In Khankendi, the hoisting of the flag was the complete restoration of justice and the final point of our victory”.
Describing these moments as historic, the head of state noted: “We are all fortunate to live in this era, we are witnesses of this period, and we have participated in the achievement of this great Victory.” Stressing that all groups of the Azerbaijani people contributed to this triumph through their efforts, the President pointed out that it has become a national issue, a nationwide movement, and this topic has not been forgotten over the 30 years.
“The history of the last 20 years is obvious, and the key issue here is that the people of Azerbaijan made the right choice back in 2003″..
“Because I believe that the year 2003 was the most crucial moment of our independent history. Because at that time, the conceptual approach to the future of our country had fully justified itself, i.e. Heydar Aliyev’s policy was continued. If history had taken in a different turn, it is hard to say what misfortunes and tragedies our nation and state could have faced,” the head of state emphasized.
