By Editor-in-chief
There is no doubt that the Azerbaijani diplomacy has been appreciated and respected by many for its patience over the brutal incursions of the Armenian authorities, whether through its respect for international organizations and then UN resolutions, though only on paper and without resonance on the ground, or by suppressing its anger and not responding in kind to Armenian violations of human rights, trees and stones.
Therefore, it was necessary to take a stand in which the military strength of Azerbaijan was manifested, and it affirmed its power and ability to recover the stolen land and the rooting of the Azeri identity.
Azerbaijan achieved a decisive political and military victory over Armenia in the last Karabakh War, a victory that was achieved mainly thanks to the strong will of Azerbaijan and not to give up Azerbaijan’s legitimate rights in the region and the rest of the occupied territories, after the battle was well prepared militarily and politically through openness to political efforts to implement international legitimacy. And restraint towards the Armenian provocations and harassment since July 2020, then the sudden and orderly response to the provocations of September 2020 that the Armenian leaders did not expect, despite the imbalance of military forces against them in favor of Azerbaijan, which succeeded in liberating its occupied lands and expressing openness to the Russian proposal to reach a ceasefire agreement From a position of strength, while obtaining legitimate demands peacefully after the forced consent of Armenia to withdraw from all occupied Azerbaijani lands.
As diplomats and military see that the strong state and military strategy implemented by President Ilham Aliyev for 17 years is the main reason for the liberation of our lands from occupation, the Azerbaijani people will continue to show great confidence in its leader, restraint and consolidate the military victory as a political victory for the right of Azerbaijan.
President Ilham Aliyev has demonstrated his firm political will, courageously resisted all pressures and did not back down, giving more than 30 interviews to the world’s leading media, which have shattered the attacks on our country in the global information space.
With regard to the chronology of the liberation of the occupied cities and villages, we mention it as follows:
• The liberation of the city of Gabriel from the Armenian terrorist occupation on October 4, 2020.
• The liberation of the town of Hadrut in the Khojawand governorate and 9 neighboring villages on October 9, 2020.
• Liberation of 3 villages in Fuzuli and 5 villages of Khojawand Governorate on October 14, 2020.
• Liberation of a village in Fuzuli, a village in Gabriel, and 4 villages in Khojawand Governorate on October 15, 2020.
• The liberation of Fuzuli city and 7 villages in the governorate from the Armenian occupation on October 17, 2020.
• The liberation of the old Khadafrin Bridge on the Araz River at the border with Iran on October 18, 2020.
• The liberation of 13 villages in the Gabriel Governorate on October 19, 2020.
The liberation of 6 villages in the Fuzuli governorate, 7 villages in the Gabriel governorate, 5 villages in the Khojawand governorate, and 6 villages and the capital city of Zangilan in Zangilan governorate on October 20, 2020.
The liberation of 3 villages in the Fuzuli governorate, 5 villages in the Gabriel governorate, a town, and 13 villages in the Zangilan governorate on October 21, 2020.
The liberation of 3 villages in Fuzuli province, 4 villages in Jibraeel province, and 13 villages and towns in Zangilan province on October 22, 2020, thus Azerbaijan took full control of its borders with Iran.
The liberation of two villages in Khojawand, 5 villages in Gabriel, two villages in Zangilan, and 4 villages in Qubadli Governorate on October 23, 2020.
• Liberation of 4 villages in Zangilan, 6 villages in Gabriel and the city of Qubadli, the capital, and 7 villages in Qubadli Governorate on October 25, 2020.
• We liberated 4 villages in Zangilan, a village in Fuzuli, 5 villages in Gabriel, and 3 villages in Qubadli Governorate on October 28, 2020.
The liberation of two villages in Zangilan, 4 villages in Gabriel, and 3 villages in Qubadli on October 30, 2020.
• The liberation of two villages in Zangilan, 3 villages in Fuzuli, and 3 villages in Gabriel on November 2, 2020.
• The liberation of two villages in Zangilan, 3 villages in Qabadli, and two villages in Jibraeel on November 4, 2020.
• Liberation of 6 villages in Fuzuli, 2 villages in Gabriel, 3 villages in Qabadli, a village in Zangilan, 2 villages in Khojawand and 2 villages in Khojaly on November 7, 2020.
• The liberation of the city of Shusha on November 8, 2020.
• The liberation of 17 villages in Fuzuli, 7 villages in Khojaly, 13 villages in Khojawand, 11 villages in Gabriel, 15 villages in Qabadli and a town, 5 villages in Zangilan and 3 villages in Lachin on November 9, 2020.
Accordingly, the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia and the Prime Minister of Armenia signed a joint statement as the declaration of Armenia’s surrender stipulating the end of all hostilities and the restoration of the occupied lands to Azerbaijan, especially the Kalbjar Province, to November 15, Agdam to November 20, Lachin to December 1, 2020, and the return of refugees to their hometowns under the auspices of The United Nations and the opening of a humanitarian corridor for the Armenians inside the territory of Azerbaijan in exchange for the construction of a land route through Armenia linking Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan and the deployment of Russian and Turkish peacekeeping forces in the territory of Azerbaijan for a period of 5 years.
