Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry congratulates nation on State Sovereignty Day

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has congratulated the Azerbaijani people on the occasion of  September 20 – State Sovereignty Day.

“We sincerely congratulate the Azerbaijani people on the occasion of September 20 – Sovereignty Day! On this day, which is inscribed in the history of our country in golden letters, the State Flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan majestically flies over all our sovereign territories. We honour with deep gratitude the cherished memory of our martyrs, who gave their lives for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of our Motherland, and we wish health to our veterans from the Almighty. Long live Azerbaijan!” Caliber.Az quotes Foreign Ministry as saying on X.

20 Sentyabr - Dövlət Suverenliyi Günü münasibətilə Azərbaycan xalqını səmimi qəlbdən təbrik edirik!

Ölkəmizin tarixinə qızıl hərflərlə yazılmış bu gündə Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Bayrağı suverenliyimizin bərqərar olduğu bütün ərazilərdə əzəmətlə dalğalanmaqdadır.… pic.twitter.com/kboEBIpyAh

— MFA Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 (@AzerbaijanMFA) September 20, 2024

Notably, on September 19, President Ilham Aliyev has officially established September 20 as the Day of State Sovereignty in Azerbaijan, according to an order published on the official website of the Azerbaijani leader.

The document stresses that the anti-terrorist operation was launched to stop large-scale provocations in the Karabakh economic region of Azerbaijan, disarm and withdraw the remnants of the Armenian Armed Forces from Azerbaijani lands, and restore the constitutional order of the Republic of Azerbaijan in these territories ended on 20 September 2023.

As a result of the operation, which lasted only 23 hours, the Azerbaijani army fulfilled all its tasks with high professionalism. Thus, the sovereignty of the Republic of Azerbaijan was fully restored on September 20.