On September 27, 2020, in response to another military provocation by Armenia, the Azerbaijani Army launched a counteroffensive operation. As a result of the 44-day Patriotic War, our territories were liberated from occupation and the territorial integrity of our country was restored.
In the 44-day Patriotic War, our people liberated the lands that had been under occupation for nearly 30 years, achieving a glorious Victory that is inscribed in golden letters in the history of our independence. Under the leadership of the victorious Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev, the Azerbaijani Army decisively defeated the occupying Armenian forces on the battlefield, bringing an end to the occupation of our lands. For this reason, the year 2020 went down in Azerbaijan’s history as the Year of Victory. The Second Karabakh War, which concluded with the restoration of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity, is one of the most significant chapters in the history of our independence and statehood.
During the 44-day war, Azerbaijan also fought and prevailed on the information front. In those days, our republic crushed the enemy’s false information campaign. From September 29 to November 9, Azerbaijani President and Victorious Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev gave interviews to 26 foreign media outlets. He made 29 posts on his Twitter page and addressed the nation 8 times. In doing so, President Ilham Aliyev dealt a powerful blow to Armenian propaganda, even in information spaces that supported the enemy’s interests. Armenia’s attempts to once again create a favorable information environment for itself, relying on the Armenian lobby and its foreign backers, ended in failure.