BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 25. The
Azerbaijani Military launched a counter-offensive operation, later
known as the “Iron Fist”, on September 27, 2020, in response to the
large-scale provocation of the Armenian armed forces alongside the
frontline.
The erupted 44-day second Karabakh conflict ended with the
liberation of Azerbaijan’s territories from almost 30-year Armenian
occupation and the restoration of territorial integrity.
An operational assembly has been held underneath the management of
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, victorious
Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev on the Central Command Publish of the
Ministry of Protection with the participation of the management of the
Protection Ministry and the commanders of the joint corps positioned in
the frontline zone, Pattern experiences.
The pinnacle of state addressed the operational assembly.
Speech of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham
Aliyev
– The conflict has been happening for a couple of month. Throughout this
interval, our nation has achieved nice successes on the
battlefield. Excellent news comes from the frontline day by day. Throughout
the day, I’m commonly up to date concerning the operations carried out in
the conflict zone and provides related directions. Nearly each hour I
obtain details about occasions in several areas. The Ministry
of Protection and different companies maintain me knowledgeable. Operational
conferences are held day by day. In brief, the scenario is absolutely underneath
management. Throughout this era, part of our occupied lands has been
liberated from occupiers. Greater than 100 settlements – cities and
villages – have been liberated from the occupiers. The Azerbaijani
flag has already been hoisted in our liberated cities and villages.
Video footage of those cities and villages is on the market to the
Azerbaijani public, so everybody can see the state to which the
savage enemy has introduced our cities and villages. There may be not a
single constructing left there. All buildings, homes, administrative
buildings, social services, historic and spiritual websites have
been destroyed by the hated enemy. The occupied lands and ruins are
witness to Armenian vandalism. The Armenian state is accountable
for these crimes and might be held accountable for them.
I’ve ordered to conduct inspections in all liberated areas, to
register all of the destruction, to attract up acts, to register the
destroyed property of our residents. The Armenian state will
undoubtedly be held accountable for these conflict crimes. As soon as once more,
the entire world can see what sort of savages we face. At this time,
Azerbaijani troopers and officers are educating the enemy a lesson
on the battlefield, are placing the enemy instead, are driving
the enemy out of our lands. We shed blood, we’ve martyrs – each
amongst servicemen and civilians. Armenia can’t confront us on the
battlefield and, as at all times, fires on our civilian settlements. As a
results of this cowardly capturing, greater than 60 civilians have been
killed and about 300 injured. Two days in the past, Nationwide Hero Shukur
Hamidov died as a hero. Shukur Hamidov confirmed heroism within the
battles of April 2016. He was awarded the honorary title of
Nationwide Hero and I personally introduced the Nationwide Hero star to
him.
I counsel that we observe a minute’s silence in reminiscence of all
our martyrs who died within the battles. Could they relaxation in peace. I pray
to God to ship therapeutic to our wounded troopers and civilians.
As of late, we’ve seen once more that Armenia doesn’t intend to
go away our lands of its personal accord. Now we have seen once more that in
these 30 years, Armenia merely wished to realize time, to mimic the
negotiations and to perpetuate the established order. Sadly, the
worldwide mediators had been unable or didn’t need to put the
crucial stress on the occupying state. In any other case, 4 UN
Safety Council resolutions wouldn’t stay on paper. I need to additionally
word that a number of days in the past, the co-chairs held a gathering of the UN
Safety Council. A doc was put ahead on the assembly that
didn’t meet our pursuits and was meant to attract a line by way of
the resolutions adopted in 1993. We strongly objected to this. This
is one other manifestation of injustice, one other manifestation of
double requirements. The resolutions adopted in 1993 categorical a transparent
place on the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. Resolutions
adopted in 1993 demand full, rapid and unconditional
withdrawal of the Armenian armed forces from the occupied
territories. The draft doc initiated the opposite day didn’t
comprise these provisions. In brief, this step is seen as but
one other provocation in opposition to Azerbaijan. Now we have raised our voice,
and I’m glad that among the members of the Safety Council
objected to this despite the fact that they had been pressured by main states.
Nonetheless, these international locations are members of the Non-Aligned Motion,
which is presently chaired by Azerbaijan. in fact, their assist
for Azerbaijan is very appreciated and reveals that there’s a excessive
degree of solidarity throughout the Non-Aligned Motion. In brief, this
political step failed and no doc was adopted. I feel that is
one other political victory for us. Simply as we’re successful on the
battlefield, we’re successful within the political enviornment. Simply as we’re
driving the enemy away on the battlefield, we’re additionally responding
to the provocative steps of the enemy’s supporters. Azerbaijan is
not alone, our territorial integrity is acknowledged by the
worldwide neighborhood and we function throughout the norms of
worldwide regulation – despite the fact that Armenia has repeatedly provoked us
throughout this era, fired on our army positions from Armenian
territory, fired on our settlements, fired two ballistic missiles
at Ganja from the territory of Armenia, because of which
harmless individuals had been killed. A whole lot and hundreds of shells are
fired at our cities and villages in Tartar, Aghdam and different
frontline areas day by day, however the worldwide neighborhood
stays tight-lipped over this. And so do the mediators. All they
are involved about now could be the best way to get Armenia out of this
scenario. There’s a means to do that – Armenia should withdraw from
our lands, it should get out of there. That is required by
worldwide regulation. However no stress is being placed on them. On the
opposite, there are makes an attempt to affect and put stress on us.
In fact, no-one can affect us, no-one can affect our
resolve. I need our servicemen and residents to know that there’s a
very severe battle – each on the frontline and within the political
enviornment. We shed blood on the battlefield, liberate our lands from
occupiers at the price of the lives of those heroes, whereas on the
similar time, we resist, present braveness and defend our positions on the
political stage.
A ceasefire was declared on the request of Armenia and on the
suggestion of main powers twice and Armenia violated the ceasefire
each instances. The primary time, lower than a day later, they bombed
Ganja. The second time they violated the ceasefire two minutes
after it was introduced. This being the case, Azerbaijan gave them
and can proceed to provide them an honest rebuff, in fact. We are going to
proceed to drive the enemy out of our lands, all the best way.
Now we have one situation: the international locations which can be so involved about
Armenia, patronize them and create situations for the Armenians to
occupy our lands for about 30 years ought to put stress on Armenia.
The Armenian prime minister should declare that Armenia will withdraw
from the occupied territories. Now we have not heard such statements.
Quite the opposite, he talks of the self-determination of peoples and,
in actual fact, has disrupted the method of negotiations.
The ceasefire can’t be unconditional. They’ll deceive us for
one other 27 years, for one more 30 years. Delegations might be coming
right here for one more 30 years and negotiations might be held. We’re fed
up and the persistence of the Azerbaijani individuals is exhausted.
Twenty-eight years in the past, the Minsk Group was established. They’ve
been deceiving us for 28 years. For 28 years, they’ve been
promising to us, asking us to attend, saying that they may put
stress on Armenia, that they may do that and that. It was all a
lie. Everybody sees it now. I’ve at all times instructed my individuals the reality.
I’ve at all times stated issues the best way they’re. And I’m saying that
at present. I need to say that Armenia is being armed. Essentially the most trendy
weapons are being despatched to Armenia day by day. Now we have a listing of
these weapons. Now we have all of the details about the flights, when,
the place and from which metropolis they departed, once they arrived in
Yerevan and what they carried. Throughout the present preventing, about
300 Armenian tanks have been both destroyed or taken as army
booty. The place does all this cash come from? It’s a poor nation
with no cash and no alternatives. They obtained it free of charge. Six S-300
anti-aircraft missile methods have been destroyed. Their value is
identified. The place does this come from? TOR, OSA anti-aircraft missile
methods, unmanned aerial automobiles, plane which have already been
destroyed by Azerbaijan. The place did Tochka-U and SCUD come from? It
is given to them free of charge. We can’t stay silent about it.
Everybody ought to know this. We’re preventing alone, on our personal!
I’m saying all this, to begin with, for the individuals of Azerbaijan
to know the actual scenario. Folks ought to understand at what value we
are liberating our lands from occupiers. Folks ought to know that if
Armenia had not acquired monetary, army and political
help over the course of those 27-28 years, our lands would
have been liberated from the occupiers way back, and peacefully.
Discover how Armenian troopers are fleeing the battlefield. This
footage is on the market. Solely a few of these photographs are printed in
the media however it is a very intensive video. With out these
weapons, with out this political assist, might Armenia have
occupied our lands? In fact not! As I stated, we’re driving them
away and can proceed to do this. No-one can stand in entrance of
Azerbaijan. We’re proper, we’re preventing on our personal land, we’re
restoring our territorial integrity, we’ve not crossed into the
territory of Armenia and don’t have any such plans. If we had such an
thought, we might have carried out it a very long time in the past. It doesn’t take a lot
effort to take action.
Now we have succeeded on the battlefield. On the similar time, these
battles have proven that there are nonetheless drawbacks and shortcomings,
and we’re eliminating them promptly. On the similar time, after these
battles, after the tip of the Second Karabakh Struggle, all of the
successes and shortcomings of the conflict should be significantly analyzed.
Though the Azerbaijani Military is among the strongest armies within the
world at present, we should proceed to make use of extra trendy strategies in military
constructing.
These battles are a fantastic expertise for us. Now we have seen that
among the weapons in our army arsenal are usually not significantly
crucial in trendy warfare. Quite the opposite, we’ve entered a
high-tech stage and, in fact, know-how and professionalism
contribute so much to the success of any military. I’ve stated this
earlier than and I need to say once more that it’s the troopers and officers
who’re liberating our lands from the occupiers. They’re elevating
our flag and clearing the land from invaders. Subsequently, within the
coming days – we’ll speak about that at present – our army
operations should be carried out in a simpler method and with out
losing time. In some circumstances, there have been delays. In some circumstances,
no justification will be supplied for a delay. We’re analyzing all
this and can proceed to take action. I repeat – the Azerbaijani Military
reveals nice braveness and professionalism. We misplaced our lands within the
early Nineteen Nineties over a number of years, however components of Fuzuli, Hadrut,
Jabrayil, Zangilan, Kalbajar and Gubadli districts have been
liberated from the occupiers in lower than a month. Once more, excellent news
comes from the frontline day by day. It’s true that some areas want
severe changes however, on the entire, we’re reaching our objective.
Day-after-day, a fight mission is about for the subsequent day. I approve this
fight mission and it’s potential to say that the majority of it’s
fulfilled.
I’m assured that Azerbaijan will restore its territorial
integrity. We’re preventing on our personal land. Justice is on our facet,
worldwide regulation is on our facet, historic justice is on our
facet. We should restore our territorial integrity, expel the
occupiers from our lands and make sure the sovereignty of our nation.
I’m assured that we’ll obtain this. However this, in fact,
requires nice duty, braveness and self-discipline from each
official.
As of late, I commonly tackle the individuals of Azerbaijan,
categorical my views and report on our successes. I need to guarantee the
individuals of Azerbaijan at present that we’ll not flip again from the
proper path! No power can have an effect on our resolve. We are going to drive the
enemy away to the very finish. We are going to restore our territorial
integrity!