Today marks the anniversary of the signing of the trilateral statement by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Axar.az reports that on September 27, 2020, in response to another military aggression by Armenia, Azerbaijan launched the Patriotic War under the leadership of President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev, with the aim of liberating its occupied territories.

Following 44 days of military operations, the victorious Azerbaijani Army liberated the settlement of Sugovushan in the Tartar district on October 3, the city of Jabrayil on October 4, the settlement of Hadrut in the Khojavend district on October 9, the city of Fuzuli on October 17, Zangilan on October 20, Gubadli on October 25, and Shusha on November 8.

In total, more than 300 settlements were liberated, along with strategically important heights in the Aghdara, Murovdag and Zangilan directions.

Following the liberation of Shusha on November 8, Armenia conceded defeat.

On November 10, a trilateral statement was signed by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.