Prezident İlham Əliyev
Baku/18.03.23/Turan: On March 18, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev addressed a congratulatory message to the people on the occasion of Novruz Bayram from the village of Talysh in the Terter regiont, liberated from the Armenian occupation in the 44-day war of 2020.
"This is the third time I have congratulated the Azerbaijani people on the Novruz holiday from their native Karabakh region. This is a great happiness," Aliyev said. Stressing that during the Second Karabakh War, the entire Azerbaijani people united into a single fist, President Aliyev wished the people new successes and victories. At the same time, Aliyev stressed that Armenia still has territorial claims to Azerbaijan.
"We warn the Armenian leadership to abandon these dirty actions. From here - from the liberated village of Talysh, we warn some countries that stand behind Armenia, give up these dirty actions. No outside force can influence the will of the Azerbaijani state, the people," the head of state noted.
In the village of Talysh, Aliyev also talked with local residents who had returned to their native place just the day before. In addition, the President took part in the opening of the Talysh-Tapgaragoyunlu-Gashalty Sanatorium road.
During his stay in the Terter district, Aliyev also got acquainted with the overhaul of the Sugovushan reservoir, the main water channel flowing from it, and the construction of tourist infrastructure facilities being created around the reservoir. ---06B---
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