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Azerbaijani judo has a glorious tradition: our success in various prestigious competitions, continental and world championships, the Olympic Games has made us happy and proud.
In 2021, our judokas had a lot of success. On November 1, an extraordinary report-election meeting of the Azerbaijan Judo Federation was held, and a new leadership was elected.
The most important goals before us are to further expand the development of judo in our country, to increase success, to achieve new achievements in prestigious international competitions.
As a member of the Executive Committee of the Federation, President of the Azerbaijan Judo Veterans Association, I will also try to contribute to this work.
New – I believe that in 2022 we will experience new joys of victory!
Congratulations to all judokas and the management of our Federation on the occasion of the New Year, I wish everyone good health, success and achievements!
Azer Askerov
I congratulate you on the Solidarity Day of World Azerbaijanis and the New Year!
Our people celebrate the last day of each year as a holiday of solidarity and show the whole world that their unity is unshakable. At the same time, we welcome the New Year with good wishes and hopes and wish each other good health, happiness, and success in the next calendar year.
In recent years, very important events have taken place in the life of both our country and each of us, which will have an impact for many years to come. Let 2022 be one of the best years in the history of Azerbaijan!
I wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year, good health, prosperity, happiness, and prosperity to every family!
May peaceful life be rapidly restored in the liberated territories of our country, and may our compatriots, who were once forced to leave their ancestral homeland, return to their native lands!
I believe that the days are not far when Christmas trees will shine in the windows of many houses in Karabakh, and every family will celebrate the New Year at the holiday table.
I wish everyone new opportunities and high achievements in 2022!
Happy Solidarity Day and Happy New Year!
Azer Askerov
It has been 18 years since the Great Leader Heydar Aliyev, who entrusted us with the independent state of Azerbaijan, expressed confidence that his political successor, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, would complete the work he could not complete with the support of our people. Commemorating the memory of the great leader with gratitude and respect, Mr. President, Muzaffar Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev said that this confidence was fully justified in the past. we see it introduced to the world.
Mr. President mobilized the potential of our country and people to achieve the Great Victory with great foresight and raised the Azerbaijani flag in Karabakh thanks to his political, military, diplomatic skills and the courage of our brave army.
As an ordinary citizen and businessman, I always feel the support of Mr. Ilham Aliyev, the leader of all Azerbaijanis in the world: this is reflected in the creation of a favorable business and investment climate in the country, as well as in providing moral support to people serving the country. It was after Mr. President’s meeting with Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan in 2005 that I decided to continue my business activities in my homeland, to work here, and I am grateful to the wise leader of our state for my current achievements.
The people of Azerbaijan are very happy to have a President like Ilham Aliyev. We are not the only ones saying this, all the friends of our people are saying it.
On behalf of my family and colleagues, I sincerely congratulate Ilham Aliyev on his 60th birthday, whose name is forever engraved in the history of our people as a victorious President, Muzaffar Supreme Commander-in-Chief. and I wish you success in your great state activity!
Azerbaijan is proud of you, Mr. President!
Azer Askerov
We celebrate two significant days: May 8 – Victory Day, May 9 – National Flag Day …
Under the leadership of the President, Muzaffar Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev, our brave Army defeated the Armenian occupying forces in just 44 days last year and raised our Victory Flag in Karabakh. Our tricolor flag, one of the symbols of our independent statehood, inspired our heroic soldiers to victory over the enemy in those days, gave them moral strength in the holy war.
I respectfully commemorate the martyrs for the freedom of our lands and the restoration of the territorial integrity of our country, and wish good health to our veterans.
As stated by the President, we already live as a victorious state, a victorious people, and Azerbaijan is a distinguished country in the world. Each of us has a responsibility to be a citizen worthy of our independent and victorious state.
Happy Victory Day! May our holy flag always be high, may it wave proudly everywhere!
Azer Askerov
In the twentieth century, the people of Azerbaijan twice had the opportunity to build an independent state. For the first time, our statehood, which lasted twenty-three months, was restored after seventy years. But history could repeat itself – external interference and internal problems posed a great threat to our independence. Only with the coming to power of the great leader Heydar Aliyev, state-building began in Azerbaijan, and then its worthy successor was continued by President Ilham Aliyev…
Today, independent Azerbaijan is a state that demonstrates its strength and power to the whole world. It is a victorious state that ensures its territorial integrity and the security of its citizens.
The independent Azerbaijani state is the most valuable asset of our people!
Happy Independence Day!
Azer Askerov
September 27, 2020, is a glorious date for the independent Republic of Azerbaijan. In response to the next military provocation of the occupying Armenia, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief ordered our heroic Army to launch a counterattack.
Every armed conflict means death, bloodshed, and pain. But our people, whose lands are under enemy occupation, welcomed this decision, I would say, with joy. Our patriotic youth flocked to the military mobilization offices. Everyone, young and old, armed, was eager to join the army and take part in the holy war.
We have won this war – the 44-day Patriotic War: thanks to the wise and decisive military-political, diplomatic steps of President Ilham Aliyev, the unity of our people, the strength of our army, the unparalleled courage of our martyrs, veterans, and heroic soldiers, Victory has become ours!
Now September 27 is the Day of Remembrance of our martyrs who lost their lives in the Great Patriotic War.
I wish them God’s mercy and patience for their families!
Long live Azerbaijan!
Azer Askerov
New life is beginning in Karabakh and East Zangazur, purposeful work is being done to revive economic activity in our liberated territories.
The flight of the first passenger and cargo planes from Baku to the international airport, built-in Fizuli region and expected to be commissioned in the coming days, on the instructions of the President, once again confirms the speed of work.
We believe that Karabakh and East Zangazur will soon develop and prosper with the strength and power of the Azerbaijani state, the unity, and the determination of our people.
Azer ASKEROV
President Ilham Aliyev has awarded the athletes and their coaches who have achieved high results at the 16th Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games, as well as the leaders of the National Paralympic Committee who have contributed to the development of sports in our country. I sincerely congratulate all those who were awarded by the President!
Almost every day of the Paralympic Games gave us joy and good feelings. Our athletes worthily represented our people in this prestigious competition and showed that nothing can stand in the way of perseverance, determination, and desire. 14 gold, 1 silver, and 4 bronze medals are a great achievement of Azerbaijan! As a veteran judoka, I am especially happy that our parajudokas won 6 gold and 2 bronze medals and took first place in the overall medal standings.
Congratulations once again to all our athletes, I wish each of them good health, long life, new victories, and achievements!
Azer ASKEROV
Azerbaijan Judo Federation has appointed new coaches for our national team. Bronze medalist of the Beijing Olympics and Open World Championship Movlud Miraliyev will be the head coach. His assistants will be Elchin Ismayilov, Elkhan Rajabli, Shumshad Bahramov, Ilham Mammadov, and Zaur Babayev. As a veteran judoka, I like and welcome this decision. I believe that they will show determination to restore the glory of Azerbaijani judo and achieve high results.
Movlud Miraliyev has Olympic experience and he has great opportunities to contribute to the growth of our new Olympic hopes. His assistants are also well-known, experienced and skilled athletes. I would like to see another well-known figure in Azerbaijani judo, Rasul Salimov, a participant in the Sydney Olympics and a winner of world and European championships. I am confident that Rasul can further strengthen the coaching staff with his experience, talent, and athletic qualities.
In any case, it is commendable that the leadership of the Federation trusts the national team to the national team, and I think that successful results will not wait long.
Congratulations to each member of the staff once again, I wish them success!
Azer ASKEROV
Sport is a battlefield: there are victories and defeats …
It is, of course, unfortunate that our judokas did not achieve the results we wanted at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. As it is known, our Federation has made a tough decision on the coaching staff. But it is not the right approach to harshly condemn our athletes. Each of them won an Olympic license for their successful performances and victories in very prestigious international competitions.
Along with personal qualities, the factor of luck also plays a big role in sports. The competitions of this Olympics are no exception.
But let’s not forget that Azerbaijani judo has a glorious Olympic tradition. We must believe that these traditions will continue in the coming years.
By the way, I congratulate Irina Kindzerska-Aliyeva, who remained faithful to this tradition with her bronze medal in Tokyo.
I also congratulate Alfonso Dominguez and Rafig Huseynov, who won bronze medals in boxing and Greco-Roman wrestling. We have other athletes who can show high results in wrestling. Hopefully, they will make us happy.
The spirit of victory of our people is strong! Our heroic sons proved it with the victory of Karabakh.
Our chances of victory in Tokyo are not over yet. I wish perseverance and success to our athletes waiting for their turn!
Azer ASKEROV
