Today is Lachin City Day

Lachin City Day is solemnly celebrated on 26 August every year in accordance with the Decree signed by President Ilham Aliyev last July. The celebration of the significant day on this date is related to the deployment of the Azerbaijani Army in the Lachin city on 26 August, 2022. The Commander of the Army Corps, Major General Kanan Seyidov reported to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Ilham Aliyev about the deployment of the Azerbaijani Army to the city of Lachin. Thus, on 26August, the State Flag of Azerbaijan was raised in the city of Lachin.

It should be noted that as a result of the military aggression of Armenia, our ancient historical lands, which were occupied for nearly 30 years, were freed from occupation by military and political means in the 44-day Patriotic War, and every day leading to the glorious Victory was written in golden letters in the history of Azerbaijan. The National Flag of Azerbaijan has been flying in the center of Lachin for two years now.

Azerbaijan's great victory on the battlefield was also confirmed on the political level - Armenia was forced to liberate Aghdam, Kalbajar and Lachin regions from occupation, and thus historical justice was restored. According to the tripartite declaration signed by the leaders of Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia after the Patriotic War ended with the victory of Azerbaijan, Lachin region was handed over on December 1, 2020.

During the 30-year occupation, our cities, villages, and settlements were destroyed by Armenia, our cultural heritage was severely damaged, and our historical-cultural and religious monuments and mosques were vandalized. Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur, liberated from occupation, are currently being rebuilt, the areas are cleared of mines, and large-scale restoration and reconstruction works are being carried out rapidly. For the return of internally displaced persons to their native lands, the implementation of the "I State Program on the Great Return to the Territories Freed from Occupation of the Republic of Azerbaijan" approved by the Order of the President of Azerbaijan No. 3587 dated November 16, 2022 has been started. Work on the return of internally displaced persons to the city of Lachin is already underway. In addition to the city of Lachin, reconstruction and restoration works are also underway in Zabukh and Sus.