We live in historic days. At some meetings and events we no longer discuss issues of the past, such as the occupation of our lands by Armenians, the violation of the integrity of our borders and our sovereignty. Now, as a victorious nation, our thoughts and behaviors have changed, as have our goals and ideas. Goals that once seemed like dreams now seem like the closest we can achieve. Nagorno-Karabakh and eastern Zangezur are reunited with their displaced children and a new life is coming to these lands. Now the target is West Azerbaijan. Our historical lands where the current state of Armenia was created.
“Caspian” newspaper article on the subject.
Those lands have not been forgotten
Of course, Azerbaijan will not advance towards its new goal with some war and use of force. Azerbaijan’s top leaders have repeatedly stated that this will not happen.
By the way, at the beginning of the week, President Ilham Aliyev again raised the issue of returning to West Azerbaijan.
Participating in the inauguration of the monument to Ashiq Alasgar, a prominent representative of Azerbaijani creativity Ashiq, a great craftsman, originally from Gyocheli, the president said that our nation suffered three waves of deportations in the 20th century: “The first in 1918, the second in the years 1940-50, and in the 1980s. At the end of the 1990s, the third deportation took place. After a certain period of time, the Azerbaijani people returned to their ancestral lands, that is, a large part, If not all, the returned Western Azerbaijanis who have been exposed will return to their ancestral lands. There are many reasons to say this. Of course, the love of the Homeland has not been forgotten and will not be forgotten, the next generations of. Western Azerbaijanis who have not seen it, those lands live with longing for the Homeland.
“Everything is in our hands”
Of course, the most important factor in achieving the goals set by the country’s top leaders is the unbreakable spirit of the Azerbaijani people, their faith in their leader and their attachment to their historic homeland. As the Head of State stated, we see this spirit in the example of our compatriots who returned to Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur: “Our compatriots from Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur, who have never seen those lands, are eagerly and impatiently awaiting the day of their return, they are eagerly awaiting the implementation of the Great Return program. In fact, this program is already Karabakh people who never lived in those lands, but with the love of returning to them, they are returning to Karabakh today. See the same scene during the return. to Western Azerbaijan: schoolchildren go to school The first day of school showed that, in the true sense of the word, a festive atmosphere reigned throughout Azerbaijan. You will have the same feelings.”
Azerbaijan dictates its own conditions
Yes, Azerbaijan, as a victorious state, dictates its own terms and demands. In reality, these demands are not based on any violence or force. We want the right to return of hundreds of thousands of our compatriots whose rights were violated, subjected to genocide and deportation to be recognized, and their safe life to be guaranteed in their ancestral homes. Despite all the insistence, protests and even political games from the other side, no one can deny the right to return to West Azerbaijan, not even international organizations that have been the cradle of double standards against Baku. Because our demand is fair and correct. This is what scares Yerevan and its sponsors the most. As always, Azerbaijan is the strong side in this issue. Which, while ending the occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh and eastern Zangezur, the international world had to accept this reality and accept the geopolitical situation created by Baku. In fact, it should be like this.
If targets are not selected correctly
As we mentioned earlier, our new objective is now clear: the return to Western Azerbaijan. As the Head of State stressed, we must always set goals for ourselves: “These goals are both strategic and tactical, both short-term and long-term. But if the goals are not chosen correctly, it will not be possible to achieve any results.” The objectives are both truth, justice and real. The situation must reflect our real power. “The stronger we are, the more our voice will be heard.”
Yes, we must be strong, we must be united, we must be able to unite for the same action, move towards new goals with confidence and determination, to achieve our goals. As we did in the 44-day Patriotic War. Of course, it is in our hands to take advantage and value this opportunity created by history for our people and our State. As the president mentioned, it depends on each of us whether our goal of returning to Western Azerbaijan is far or near.
