BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 27. In connection
with September 27 Remembrance Day, Head of the State Security
Service Colonel General Ali Naghiyev and Head of the Foreign
Intelligence Service Colonel General Orkhan Sultanov visited
Victory Park in Baku.
The heads of the agencies laid flowers at the monument at the
entrance to the memorial complex and paid deep tribute to the
memory of the heroic martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the
territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan.
It should be recalled that on September 27, 2020, the armed
forces of Armenia grossly violated the ceasefire regime along the
entire line of contact. In response to the enemy’s provocation, on
September 27, the Azerbaijani Army, on the order of President of
the Republic of Azerbaijan and victorious Supreme
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev, launched a
counteroffensive operation. The Patriotic War began.
This war was the struggle of the Azerbaijani people for the
right, justice, and territorial integrity. Under the leadership of
victorious Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev and with the
support of the people, the Azerbaijani Army made history. Thanks to
its professionalism and the dedication of its soldiers and
officers, our army broke through the enemy’s lines of defense one
after another and liberated the country’s territories from
occupation in a short period of time. As a result of the successful
counteroffensive operation by the Azerbaijani Army, five cities,
four settlements, and 286 villages had been liberated from
occupation by November 9.
On November 10, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the
Prime Minister of Armenia, and the President of Russia signed a
trilateral statement announcing the complete cessation of the
ceasefire and all military operations in the conflict zone. The
victory won on the battlefield continued in the political sphere —
following the 44-day Patriotic War, Aghdam, Kalbajar, and Lachin
were returned to Azerbaijan without a single shot being fired. The
Patriotic War ended with a historic victory for Azerbaijan.
As a sign of deep respect for our soldiers and officers, all the
martyrs who fought heroically in the Patriotic War, raised the
Azerbaijani flag over the lands liberated from occupation, and
sacrificed their lives for the territorial integrity of our
country, September 27 is commemorated in the Republic of Azerbaijan
as Remembrance Day.
