“20 years ago, when I started to fulfill my duties as the President, I set myself the number one task to raise the Azerbaijani flag in all territories, all lands, cities,, and villages that were occupied at that time. Every day, every hour we went towards this holy goal. Every day we brought this holy moment closer, and I repeatedly said that each of us should bring this day closer with our own work.”
President Ilham Aliyev said this during his speech after the raising of the National flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Khankendi on October 15.
These words of Ilham Aliyev spread to my heart like a bright ray of sunshine, reminding me of October 15, 2003, when our respected leader was elected the President of Azerbaijan by popular vote!
Every citizen of Azerbaijan knows how many events of various importance have taken place in our lands according to their historical scale.
And each of us, I am sure, that the great importance of the presence of Ilham Aliyev, who dedicated 20 years of his life to the fulfillment of the promise he made to his people, to the restoration of the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, to the liberation of the Karabakh land from occupation, and to ensuring the socio-economic development of the country that meets high international standards, we understand.
By raising the flag of Victory in Ilham Aliyev’s Khankend, he put a logical end to the centuries-old conflict history and the real truth triumphed. October 15, 2023, was forever engraved in the history of Azerbaijan and proved to the whole world that “Karabakh is Azerbaijan!”
We are proud of you, Mr. President!
Azer Askerov