President Ilham Aliyev met with residents of Girmizi Bazar, Hadrut settlements, and Sos village

Today, the entire world rightfully recognizes the Azerbaijani people as a victorious nation. In 44 days and one day, no country in the last 80 years has achieved such a complete, absolute, and just victory. We take pride in this. Just as we fought and triumphed in war, we are now building and creating in times of peace. The Armenians left our lands in ruins. They razed the villages and cities where you lived to the ground. The conditions in which they themselves lived were such that, as they say, no self-respecting person would ever live there. But look at what we have accomplished in just five years—cities, villages, bridges, tunnels, water reservoirs, and power stations have been built. The scale of construction happening here in Karabakh and Zangezur is unmatched anywhere in the world. The most important thing is that the Azerbaijani people live comfortably, happily, and in peace.

I congratulate you.