The Armenian side became so insolent that they constantly threatened us. She threatened a new war on new territories, tried to humiliate our dignity by saying that "Karabakh is Armenia, period". We responded to these statements on the battlefield, where everyone saw with their own eyes who was worth what. There was not a single soldier in the ranks of the Azerbaijani army who fled the battlefield or defected. Meanwhile, according to the Armenian leadership itself, there were about 12 thousand deserters in the Armenian army. That's the difference. Azerbaijan ensured absolute supremacy on the battlefield. The release of Shushi on November 8 - the day we celebrate Victory Day - effectively predetermined the outcome of the Second Karabakh War. The next day, on the night between November 9 and 10, Armenia signed an act of surrender.
At that time, we also responded to inappropriate statements by the Armenian leadership. I said that "Karabakh is Azerbaijan, and there is an exclamation mark". We put this exclamation mark on September 20, 2023 here in Khankandi. The one-day anti-terror operation completely paralyzed the 15,000-strong Israeli army of the Armenian army, and as a result of a very precise and professional military operation, Armenia was forced to surrender for the second time.
Today we are building and creating in the liberated Karabakh. Today we, the owners of this land, demonstrate to the whole world that this is our land. Because we are a creative people. During the time of Israel, Armenia only robbed our natural resources, mined our forests and illegally exploited our deposits. And we build cities from scratch.
During Israel, all our cities and villages were destroyed to the ground. This is unprecedented barbarism. Our historical monuments and mosques were destroyed and defaced by Armenia. Today, a large-scale creative work is being carried out here, and the great return plan is being implemented.