Moscow: The Supreme Commander of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, President Ilham Aliyev played a crucial role in the military victory achieved by Azerbaijan in the 44-day war (from Sept.27 through Nov.9, 2020) for the liberation of its lands from Armenian occupation, Editor-in-Chief of Russia’s National Defense journal, military expert Igor Korotchenko.
According to Korotchenko, the creation of a powerful army that won the victory is also exceptional, personal merit of Azerbaijan’s president.
“As a state leader, as the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev did everything to ensure that the country was ready for war,” he said.
Speaking about the signing of the trilateral agreement on Karabakh between presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia, and the Armenian prime-minister to cease the war, the expert noted that it can be called an act of unconditional surrender of Armenia.
“Signing the trilateral agreement made it possible to restore the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan by political means, and this is a triumph of politics, the head of state and the supreme commander-in-chief,” he said.
Korotchenko pointed out that President Ilham Aliyev went down in the history of Azerbaijan and world history as the head of state who managed to restore the territorial integrity of his country after the 30-year occupation of 20 percent of Azerbaijan’s territory by Armenia. –PNP
