The authoritative Associated Press highlighted the completion of the process of handing over Aghdam, Kalbajar and Lachin regions to Azerbaijan within the framework of the trilateral statement signed between Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia. The publication notes that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev called the restoration of control over the liberated territories a "historic victory" and promised to revive those territories. "Each of us lived with a dream, and now we have realized it.
We have won on the battlefield and in the political arena, ”the president said. The publication also noted that Azerbaijan is determined to restore the cities and villages destroyed during the occupation, and this idea has been repeatedly expressed by President Ilham Aliyev. The Associated Press also noted how the trilateral statement was received in Azerbaijani and Armenian society. The publication notes that while the people of Azerbaijan celebrated the trilateral statement as a victory, there were numerous riots and protests in Armenia.
Noting that Aghdam was the first region handed over to Azerbaijan after the Armenian side asked for an additional 10 days to return Kalbajar, the publication said that our people were ready to return to these territories and the state was ready to restore these regions. "We have restored historical justice. The people of Azerbaijan will do everything to restore the destroyed cities and villages, "the Associated Press quoted President Ilham Aliyev as saying. Articles published by the publication also draw attention to the fact that Armenians who left Agdam, Kalbajar and Lachin set fire to houses and forests. It also reflects the views of Azerbaijanis from the liberated regions on their desire to return to their native lands.