"The Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan have liberated our lands occupied by the Republic of Armenia for about 30 years. As a result of the occupation, about one million Azerbaijanis were expelled from their ancestral lands, all the infrastructure in the area was destroyed, as well as our historical and cultural monuments became victims of the aggressive policy of the Republic of Armenia.
This was stated in the appeal of the State Service for Protection, Development and Restoration of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan. It was noted that during the past period, the Armenian side continued its illegal activities, destroying some of the real historical and cultural monuments of different periods in the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan, misappropriating some and vandalizing some: "As a result of the liberation of our native lands by the brave Azerbaijani Army under the leadership of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, President Ilham Aliyev, our national and cultural heritage located in those areas will be kept in focus, restored and returned to our people." We call on our citizens to support the initiative of the State Service for Protection, Development and Restoration of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan to restore the historical and cultural monuments that have been vandalized, destroyed and Armenianized. Our citizens are asked to send scanned photos of historical and cultural monuments or backgrounds of historical and cultural monuments located in the cities and regions occupied by the Armenian armed forces to the official e-mail address of the State Service. We express our gratitude in advance to every citizen who supports the restoration of our national and cultural heritage to our people. "