Dear friends!

Happy New Year and World Azerbaijani Solidarity Day! Let the joy, enthusiasm, and success of these days be inexhaustible!

2023 – a year full of historical events and challenges, persistent action, and victories comes to an end. The year 2023, which we have set off, will go down in the history of our country, first of all, as the year when the state sovereignty of Azerbaijan was completely restored as a result of the local anti-terrorist measures implemented with the use of high-precision weapons on September 19.

After the signing of the Declaration dated November 10, 2020, our Brave Army forced approximately 15,000 contingents of the Armenian armed forces remaining in Karabakh to surrender in less than 24 hours. Armenia was trying to block the international obligations and agreements it undertook by its actions that incite and tempt separatism. However, President Ilham Aliyev’s precise, perfect, and decisive policy based on Azerbaijan’s right to fully control its territory within the framework of state sovereignty and international law gave results. That is why 2023 is another year of success and victory for our country. Today, thousands of former IDPs live in Karabakh, their houses are being rapidly restored by our state, and this process is gaining momentum.

As a businessman, I am proud of the global projects implemented both in the liberated territories and in our country. This is proof of Azerbaijan’s strength and power. I am proud of the achievements and once again understand that the main issue is not only success but also the importance of the work done. I wish all of us successful work, inspiring ideas, and auspicious projects in the New Year.

As a judoka, I have long understood that qualities such as willpower, endurance, patience, and getting back up after a fall are crucial to success in life. May the coming year bring you only a high spirit of struggle, and the happiness of meeting your dreams and desires.

Friends, World Azerbaijani Solidarity Day reminds us of the importance of unity and supporting each other. Let’s be even closer in the new year, be even stronger, and be ready to overcome all difficulties together. Let our roads be full of bright events and new opportunities in 2024.

Happy New Year!

Azer Askerov