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President Aliyev: Nakhchivan operation held with high professionalism

26 June 2018 09:18 (UTC +04:00)

The Nakhchivan operation was held with high professionalism, said Azerbaijan’s President, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev.

The head of state made the remarks addressing the military parade on the Azadlig Square in Baku the Azadlig Square in Baku on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Azerbaijan's Armed Forces, APA reports.

President Aliyev noted that as a result of the successful operation carried out before this event last month, 11,000 hectares of land occupied by Armenians in the early 1990s were liberated by the Separate Combined-Arms Army of Nakhchivan.

“Large-scale engineering and reconnaissance work was conducted. The Nakhchivan operation was carried out with high professionalism. Azerbaijani servicemen once again showed heroism and courage. We liberated strategic heights. Today, we control strategic communications and roads. The Nakhchivan operation once again showed that the Azerbaijani army is a strong army. It also showed that we can and do carry out any task with great professionalism. From now on, the Azerbaijani army should always be ready to restore the territorial integrity of our country,” he added.