Today, the Judo Grand Slam tournament dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the genius Heydar Aliyev has started in Baku. These competitions are a significant event in the world of judo and are the most prestigious tournament for judokas from all over the world.

I wish success to all athletes – those who come to our capital, especially my brothers and sisters in the Azerbaijan national team. They deserve the brightest victories.
Good luck!!!

Azer Askerov

September 15 is a particularly joyful day for all of us, including me! Because I send my grandchildren off to school, and I must honestly admit that I feel like I’m going to class again, I’m in a hurry to meet my teachers and classmates… I’m both happy and worried, but in all cases, I believe that everything will be great for my grandchildren. I think all grandparents, just like parents, experience joyous excitement when the new school year begins.

Yes, the 2023 school year is significant for our country because we witnessed the opening of new schools in Fuzuli and Lachin. 15 teachers will teach 160 children for the first time in the school opened in Fuzuli this year. In Lachin, the first bell rang in the restored school after 32 years.

Of course, we are all proud of this, proud of our country and its achievements. This shows that, despite the difficulties, we are able to restore our native land and create security for the future of our children and grandchildren.

Let’s remember how the village of Agali, destroyed by Armenian vandals, was completely restored as soon as possible after the great Victory won in 2020 by the order of the President, Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev… Just one year after the end of the war, classes began in the newly built school in the village, and the returning conditions were created for the residents to live normally. Before that, back in 2016, Lalatape strategic height and other areas were freed from occupation, and the teaching process was resumed in Chochug Marjanli village of Jabrayil district.

It is gratifying that the first stage of the Great Return of our compatriots to their historic lands, their homelands, and their rebuilt homes, which were freed from the occupation, has begun. The construction boom in the Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur economic regions of Azerbaijan suggests that we will soon be talking about thousands of schools and hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren in the towns and villages being rebuilt in these areas.

As it is known, the number of schools built in our country under the Heydar Aliyev Foundation alone has reached 500. This is a great achievement, a manifestation of the care given to the education of the young generation in our country!

The current Knowledge Day is not only the beginning of the new academic year, but also the Day of Revival of our Karabakh, our history, and our pride.

May this year bring new opportunities, knowledge, and hope to all of us, the citizens of Azerbaijan. Let every child and every grandchild who goes to school know that he is stepping towards his future, and we adults will be proud of them.

Happy holiday, dear compatriots!

Azer Askerov

September is a special month of the year. With its arrival, we leave the summer, when we “get away” from hard work, get away from everyday worries, in short, we just relax.

With the arrival of the first month of autumn, the holiday season comes to an end, work in all sectors of the economy revives and we return to normal labor activity. This means that we are again connected to the business life of the country, we are taking necessary measures to achieve new goals in business, to fulfill our plans, and to restore our work schedule. Together with our team, we discuss new ideas and conduct active and productive work for the development of business cooperation.

It should be noted that in September of the current year, the pulse of business activity increased significantly, which is connected with the revival of business life: business events, conferences, exhibitions, and meetings are heating up again.

Our generation is a witness of very important historical processes – the restoration of our territories freed from occupation after a long conflict and a great Victory. As an Azerbaijani and a patriot of my country, I am very pleased with the extensive construction works in the liberated territories of the Karabakh region, especially in Zangezur. These constructions are a manifestation of hope for the future, the return to our historical lands, and the return of thousands of Azerbaijanis to their homeland.

Infrastructure projects, new residential complexes, and social facilities serve the development of the region and the improvement of the population’s livelihood. The number of former internally displaced families returning to newly built houses in Zangilan, Lachin, and Fuzuli is increasing every week. Very soon, our compatriots will settle in newly built houses in Agdam, Jabrayil, Shusha, Kalbajar… The speed of the construction works in the region indicates the confident activity of our state in the lands freed from occupation and gives rise to a great sense of pride.

All of the above indicates the efforts of the leadership of Azerbaijan and the people of Azerbaijan as a whole to build a better future and create quality living conditions for our citizens returning to their native land. Recovery, development, and hope form the core of all the projects implemented in Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur economic regions.

Regarding our topic, I would like to mention the famous saying of Aristotle: “We work to live a decent life, but we fight to live in peace.”

Get to work, friends!

Azer Asgarov

I heartily congratulate all media members and journalists of Azerbaijan on July 22 – National Press and Journalism Day!

You play an important role in our lives by covering the events happening in the country and the world, informing us. You stand guard over the right, the truth, and freedom of speech, and you try to perform your work properly, which requires a lot of effort, perseverance, and professionalism.

Honest, honest, objective journalism has a strong influence on the formation of healthy opinions in society and the adoption of correct decisions by providing us with various opinions and views.
I would like to emphasize two aspects of the modern Azerbaijani media that arouse great sympathy in me.

Firstly, wide coverage of sports events, competitions and achievements of our athletes is highly commendable, it gives us a good impression, joy, and pride, and helps to popularize sports among our children and youth.

Secondly, I consider it important to mention the effective and selfless activity of our journalists during the Patriotic War, which resulted in the liberation of our lands from Armenian occupation. We watched with excitement and pride the reports about our Great Victory, our heroic soldiers, their bravery, and our liberated villages and cities. Today, our media provides us with detailed information about the further strengthening of our glorious army.

Information technologies are developing rapidly and journalists face new challenges and opportunities. Masir Azerbaijan media also adapts to changes and uses new tools and platforms to provide information to our society.

There are many journalists whose professional activities and human qualities I highly appreciate and whose friendship I am proud of. I wish them and everyone celebrating this day good health, perseverance in their professional activities, creative inspiration, and success.

Azer Askerov

We were very pleased that our junior judokas achieved high results in individual and team competitions at the European Championships held in Odivelas, Portugal. Our athletes, who won 6 gold and 3 bronze medals in individual competitions, took first place among boys and 4th place among girls.

This is the best result achieved by the Azerbaijani national team in all the European championships in which it has participated so far, both in terms of the number and quality of medals. Our team beat the European giants in the competition in which 40 countries participated and finished the continental championship at the top.

Mehdi Jafarov (66 kg), a student of “Judo Club 2012”, is among the medalists, and we are especially pleased. He contributed to the success of our team by winning a bronze medal.

It is also a historical achievement that our national team won the gold medal in the mixed team competitions, winning against the teams of countries rich in judo traditions. Having eliminated such strong teams as the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy, our team defeated the French national team in the decisive match and won the gold medals and the cup of the competition.

Achieving such an achievement in the team competition, where the strongest athletes of 16 countries are represented, is a clear indicator of the successful development of Azerbaijani judo. This victory is also a real and visible embodiment of the special attention and care of the Honorable Mr. President Ilham Aliyev, the leadership of the Azerbaijan Judo Federation to the development of the sport and to the growing generation of young judokas.

I congratulate the entire judo family, our team, and dedicated judokas on the occasion of historic victories, and wish them success in future competitions!

Azer Askerov

President of the Association of Azerbaijan Judo Veterans, member of the Executive Committee of the Azerbaijan Judo Federation, and multiple winners and awardees of the world and European championships among veteran masters.

Our people celebrate Eid al-Adha, which is one of the most important traditions of our holy Islamic religion, in unity and solidarity, with deep respect for our religious, spiritual, and moral values.

We ask the Almighty to accept the sacrifices made in his name, the prayers made for the happiness and well-being of our people, our state, and each of us, and we pray for mercy to our martyrs who sacrificed their lives for our freedom, independence, and the liberation of our lands from occupation.

On this beautiful holiday, which is the embodiment of good deeds, compassion, and mercy, I wish everyone good health, peace, tranquility, abundant sustenance, and blessings.

Happy Eid-al-Adha!

Azer Askerov

The Armed Forces of Azerbaijan are the crown of our people. With the leadership and decisive policy of the Honorable President, Victorious Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev our heroic army proved this once again by liberating our lands from occupation.

Today is their day!

I heartily congratulate all the members of our Armed Forces, who are the guarantors of the security of our country and each of us and bow to the souls of our martyrs.

You are the Winner! Your generosity makes us proud.

Azer Askerov