•_SYM •_SYM Dear_JJ President_NNP of_IN the_DT Republic_NNP of_IN Turkey_NNP ,_, my_PRP$

dear_JJ brother_NN Recep_NNP Tayyip_NNP Erdogan_NNP !_. Dear_JJ servicemen_NNS !_.

Distinguished_JJ guests_NNS !_. Ladies_NNS and_CC gentleman_NN !_. First_RB of_IN all_DT ,_,
may_MD I_PRP request_VB that_IN a_DT minute_NN ’s_POS silence_NN be_VB observed_VBN in_IN
memory_NN of_IN our_PRP$ martyrs_NNS who_WP died_VBD in_IN the_DT Patriotic_JJ War_NN ._.
May_MD God_NNP rest_VB all_PDT our_PRP$ martyrs_NNS in_IN peace_NN !_. It_PRP is_VBZ a_DT
historic_JJ day_NN today_NN ._. The_DT Victory_NN Parade_NN is_VBZ being_VBG held_VBN at_IN
Azadlig_NNP Square_NNP today_NN ._. I_PRP am_VBP very_RB glad_JJ that_IN the_DT
President_NNP of_IN the_DT Republic_NNP of_IN Turkey_NNP ,_, my_PRP$ dear_JJ brother_NN
Recep_NNP Tayyip_NNP Erdogan_NNP ,_, has_VBZ accepted_VBN my_PRP$ invitation_NN to_TO
take_VB part_NN in_IN this_DT parade_NN ._. At_IN the_DT same_JJ time_NN ,_, a_DT large_JJ
delegation_NN from_IN Turkey_NNP ,_, Turkish_JJ soldiers_NNS and_CC officers_NNS are_VBP
present_JJ here_RB ._. This_DT once_RB again_RB demonstrates_VBZ our_PRP$ unity_NN ,_,
friendship_NN and_CC brotherhood_NN ._. From_IN the_DT first_JJ days_NNS of_IN the_DT
Patriotic_JJ War_NNP ,_, or_CC rather_RB from_IN the_DT first_JJ hours_NNS ,_, we_PRP have_VBP
felt_VBN the_DT support_NN of_IN Turkey_NNP ._. Turkish_JJ President_NNP Recep_NNP
Tayyip_NNP Erdogan_NNP has_VBZ supported_VBN Azerbaijan_NNP 's_POS just_RB cause_VB
from_IN the_DT first_JJ hours_NNS ._. His_PRP$ open_JJ ,_, unequivocal_JJ and_CC harsh_JJ
statements_NNS made_VBD the_DT Azerbaijani_JJ people_NNS very_RB happy_JJ ._. My_PRP$
brother_NN said_VBD that_IN Azerbaijan_NNP was_VBD right_JJ in_IN this_DT war_NN !_. He_PRP
said_VBD that_IN Azerbaijan_NNP was_VBD not_RB alone_JJ and_CC Turkey_NNP was_VBD
always_RB with_IN Azerbaijan_NNP ._. This_DT is_VBZ a_DT manifestation_NN of_IN our_PRP$
unity_NN and_CC brotherhood_NN ._. Turkey_NNP 's_POS political_JJ and_CC moral_JJ support_NN
for_IN Azerbaijan_NNP makes_VBZ every_DT Azerbaijani_JJ citizen_NN proud_JJ and_CC happy_JJ
,_, and_CC today_NN ,_, when_WRB we_PRP participate_VBP in_IN the_DT Victory_NNP
Parade_NNP together_RB ,_, we_PRP once_RB again_RB show_VB our_PRP$ unity_NN to_IN
our_PRP$ peoples_NNS and_CC indeed_RB to_IN the_DT whole_JJ world_NN ._. In_IN forty_CD
-_HYPH four_CD days_NNS ,_, Azerbaijan_NNP won_VBD a_DT brilliant_JJ victory_NN and_CC
defeated_VBD Armenia_NNP ._. Azerbaijan_NNP has_VBZ ended_VBN the_DT occupation_NN ._.
Every_DT single_JJ day_NN of_IN these_DT 44_CD days_NNS is_VBZ our_PRP$ glorious_JJ
history_NN ._. The_DT Azerbaijani_NNP Army_NNP advanced_VBD every_DT day_NN ,_,
liberated_JJ new_JJ cities_NNS ,_, villages_NNS ,_, settlements_NNS and_CC heights_NNS every_DT
day_NN ._. Azerbaijani_JJ soldiers_NNS and_CC Azerbaijani_JJ officers_NNS were_VBD fighting_VBG
for_IN one_CD goal_NN –_SYM to_TO put_VB an_DT end_NN to_IN this_DT occupation_NN ,_,
to_IN this_DT injustice_NN ,_, to_TO celebrate_VB a_DT victory_NN of_IN historical_JJ justice_NN
,_, and_CC we_PRP have_VBP succeeded_VBN ._. Azerbaijani_JJ territories_NNS have_VBP
been_VBN under_IN occupation_NN for_IN about_RB 30_CD years_NNS ._. In_IN the_DT early_JJ
1990s_NNS ,_, Armenia_NNP 's_POS policy_NN of_IN aggression_NN against_IN Azerbaijan_NNP
led_VBD to_IN the_DT occupation_NN of_IN our_PRP$ lands_NNS ._. In_IN fact_NN ,_,
Armenia_NNP 's_POS aggressive_JJ policy_NN began_VBD in_IN the_DT late_JJ 1980s_NNS ._. At_IN
that_DT time_NN ,_, 100,000_CD Azerbaijanis_NNPS living_VBG in_IN the_DT present_JJ -_HYPH
day_NN Republic_NNP of_IN Armenia_NNP were_VBD expelled_VBN from_IN their_PRP$
ancestral_JJ lands_NNS ._. Zangazur_NNP ,_, Goycha_NNP and_CC Iravan_NNP districts_NNS
are_VBP our_PRP$ historical_JJ lands_NNS ._. Our_PRP$ people_NNS have_VBP lived_VBN in_IN
these_DT lands_NNS for_IN centuries_NNS ,_, but_CC the_DT Armenian_JJ leadership_NN
expelled_VBN 100,000_CD Azerbaijanis_NNPS from_IN their_PRP$ native_JJ lands_NNS at_IN
the_DT time_NN ._. After_IN that_DT ,_, the_DT same_JJ situation_NN was_VBD observed_VBN
in_IN Nagorno_NNP -_HYPH Karabakh_NNP ._. The_DT Armenian_JJ side_NN used_VBN force_NN
to_TO commit_VB a_DT war_NN crime_NN against_IN the_DT civilian_JJ population_NN of_IN
Azerbaijan_NNP ,_, perpetrated_VBD the_DT Khojaly_NNP genocide_NN ._. Then_RB ,_, in_IN
May_NNP 1992_CD ,_, the_DT occupation_NN of_IN Shusha_NNP and_CC Lachin_NNP created_VBD
a_DT geographical_JJ link_NN between_IN Armenia_NNP and_CC Nagorno_NNP -_HYPH
Karabakh_NNP ._. The_DT occupation_NN of_IN Kalbajar_NNP district_NN in_IN April_NNP
1993_CD aggravated_VBD the_DT situation_NN and_CC ,_, in_IN fact_NN ,_, led_VBD to_IN the_DT
continuation_NN of_IN the_DT policy_NN of_IN subsequent_JJ occupation_NN ._. For_IN many_JJ
years_NNS ,_, we_PRP have_VBP been_VBN delivering_VBG the_DT truth_NN about_IN this_DT
issue_NN at_IN all_DT international_JJ events_NNS ._. A_DT lot_NN has_VBZ been_VBN
done_VBN ,_, and_CC our_PRP$ efforts_NNS have_VBP paid_VBN off_RP ._. Although_IN we_PRP
have_VBP regained_VBN our_PRP$ territorial_JJ integrity_NN on_IN the_DT battlefield_NN ,_, I_PRP
believe_VBP that_IN our_PRP$ political_JJ and_CC diplomatic_JJ efforts_NNS in_IN recent_JJ
years_NNS have_VBP borne_VBN fruit_NN ._. All_DT leading_VBG international_JJ
organizations_NNS recognized_VBN and_CC supported_VBN the_DT territorial_JJ integrity_NN of_IN
Azerbaijan_NNP ._. Four_CD resolutions_NNS of_IN the_DT UN_NNP Security_NNP Council_NNP ,_,
resolutions_NNS of_IN the_DT UN_NNP General_NNP Assembly_NNP ,_, the_DT Organization_NNP
of_IN Islamic_NNP Cooperation_NNP ,_, the_DT Non-Aligned_NNP Movement_NNP ,_, the_DT
European_NNP Parliament_NNP and_CC other_JJ organizations_NNS supported_VBD the_DT
just_RB cause_NN of_IN Azerbaijan_NNP ._. Thus_RB ,_, a_DT legal_JJ basis_NN was_VBD
created_VBN for_IN resolving_VBG the_DT conflict_NN ._. At_IN the_DT same_JJ time_NN ,_, as_IN
a_DT result_NN of_IN our_PRP$ focused_JJ efforts_NNS ,_, the_DT world_NN community_NN
was_VBD fully_RB informed_VBN about_IN the_DT conflict_NN and_CC the_DT history_NN of_IN
Karabakh_NNP ._. Armenia_NNP ’s_POS false_JJ propaganda_NN was_VBD stopped_VBN and_CC
the_DT whole_JJ world_NN saw_VBD that_IN Karabakh_NNP is_VBZ our_PRP$ ancient_JJ
historical_JJ land_NN ._. For_IN centuries_NNS ,_, the_DT Azerbaijani_JJ people_NNS have_VBP
lived_VBN and_CC built_VBN in_IN these_DT lands_NNS ._. At_IN the_DT same_JJ time_NN ,_,
the_DT whole_JJ world_NN saw_VBD that_IN Nagorno_NNP -_HYPH Karabakh_NNP is_VBZ an_DT
integral_JJ part_NN of_IN Azerbaijan_NNP in_IN terms_NNS of_IN international_JJ law_NN ._.
We_PRP have_VBP been_VBN gaining_VBG strength_NN over_IN the_DT years_NNS ,_,
strengthening_VBG our_PRP$ economy_NN ,_, working_VBG in_IN the_DT political_JJ arena_NN ,_,
within_IN international_JJ organizations_NNS and_CC within_IN the_DT country_NN ,_,
strengthening_VBG our_PRP$ army_NN ._. As_IN a_DT result_NN ,_, Azerbaijan_NNP has_VBZ
undergone_VBN a_DT successful_JJ development_NN in_IN recent_JJ years_NNS ,_, and_CC
year_NN after_IN year_NN ,_, our_PRP$ superiority_NN became_VBD more_RBR pronounced_JJ ._.
Armenia_NNP could_MD not_RB compete_VB with_IN us_PRP ._. I_PRP have_VBP repeatedly_RB
said_VBN over_IN the_DT past_JJ 17_CD years_NNS that_IN if_IN Armenia_NNP does_VBZ not_RB
withdraw_VB its_PRP$ occupying_JJ forces_NNS from_IN our_PRP$ lands_NNS of_IN its_PRP$
own_JJ free_JJ will_NN ,_, we_PRP will_MD resolve_VB this_DT issue_NN by_IN military_JJ
means_NNS ._. When_WRB I_PRP was_VBD elected_VBN President_NNP in_IN 2003_CD ,_, I_PRP
swore_VBD on_IN the_DT Constitution_NNP and_CC the_DT Holy_NNP Quran_NNP that_IN I_PRP
would_MD protect_VB the_DT territorial_JJ integrity_NN of_IN Azerbaijan_NNP ._. Today_NN ,_,
I_PRP can_MD say_VB with_IN great_JJ pride_NN that_WDT Azerbaijan_NNP has_VBZ
achieved_VBN what_WP it_PRP wanted_VBD and_CC restored_VBD historical_JJ justice_NN and_CC
international_JJ law_NN ._. We_PRP have_VBP been_VBN closely_RB following_VBG the_DT
processes_NNS taking_VBG place_NN in_IN the_DT world_NN ._. We_PRP saw_VBD that_IN
international_JJ law_NN ,_, its_PRP$ norms_NNS and_CC principles_NNS have_VBP been_VBN
flagrantly_RB violated_VBN in_IN recent_JJ years_NNS ._. Some_DT countries_NNS use_VBP
force_NN to_TO achieve_VB their_PRP$ goals_NNS ,_, international_JJ law_NN and_CC UN_NNP
Security_NNP Council_NNP resolutions_NNS remain_VBP on_IN paper_NN ._. Under_IN such_JJ
circumstances_NNS ,_, a_DT military_JJ solution_NN to_IN the_DT conflict_NN was_VBD
inevitable_JJ ._. In_IN addition_NN ,_, in_IN recent_JJ years_NNS ,_, especially_RB in_IN the_DT
last_JJ two_CD years_NNS ,_, Armenia_NNP 's_POS provocative_JJ steps_NNS ,_, statements_NNS
and_CC actions_NNS have_VBP made_VBN war_NN inevitable_JJ ._. The_DT very_RB harmful_JJ
and_CC dangerous_JJ statements_NNS of_IN the_DT Armenian_JJ leadership_NN almost_RB
put_VBD an_DT end_NN to_IN the_DT talks_NNS ._. By_IN saying_VBG that_IN “_`` Karabakh_NNP
is_VBZ Armenia_NNP ”_'' ,_, the_DT Armenian_JJ leadership_NN put_VBD an_DT end_NN to_IN
the_DT talks_NNS ._. Settlement_NN of_IN Armenians_NNPS from_IN abroad_RB in_IN our_PRP$
historical_JJ lands_NNS is_VBZ a_DT war_NN crime_NN ._. It_PRP runs_VBZ counter_RB to_IN
international_JJ conventions_NNS ._. This_DT ,_, in_IN fact_NN ,_, put_VBD an_DT end_NN to_IN
the_DT talks_NNS ,_, made_VBD the_DT talks_NNS meaningless_JJ ._. We_PRP saw_VBD and_CC
felt_VBD this_DT ,_, and_CC conveyed_VBD our_PRP$ message_NN to_IN the_DT world_NN
community_NN from_IN international_JJ platforms_NNS ._. In_IN September_NNP this_DT
year_NN ,_, three_CD days_NNS before_IN the_DT war_NN ,_, I_PRP said_VBD at_IN the_DT
UN_NNP General_NNP Assembly_NNP that_WDT Armenia_NNP was_VBD preparing_VBG for_IN
a_DT new_JJ war_NN and_CC that_IN Armenia_NNP must_MD be_VB stopped_VBN ._. And_CC
this_DT is_VBZ what_WP happened_VBD ._. There_EX were_VBD three_CD military_JJ
provocations_NNS against_IN us_PRP this_DT year_NN ._. In_IN July_NNP ,_, a_DT military_JJ
provocation_NN was_VBD committed_VBN on_IN the_DT Armenian_JJ -_HYPH Azerbaijani_JJ
border_NN ,_, when_WRB Armenia_NNP wanted_VBD to_TO occupy_VB our_PRP$ lands_NNS ._.
But_CC they_PRP got_VBD a_DT fitting_JJ rebuff_NN and_CC we_PRP pushed_VBD them_PRP
back_RB ._. In_IN August_NNP ,_, a_DT sabotage_NN group_NN was_VBD sent_VBN to_IN
Azerbaijan_NNP ,_, and_CC that_DT sabotage_NN group_NN was_VBD neutralized_VBN ._.
Finally_RB ,_, on_IN 27_CD September_NNP ,_, our_PRP$ villages_NNS and_CC military_JJ
positions_NNS came_VBD under_IN artillery_NN fire_NN ,_, causing_VBG casualties_NNS among_IN
civilians_NNS and_CC servicemen_NNS ._. We_PRP said_VBD enough_RB is_VBZ enough_JJ ,_,
this_DT occupation_NN must_MD and_CC will_MD end_VB ._. As_IN Commander_NNP -_HYPH
in_IN -_HYPH Chief_NNP ,_, I_PRP gave_VBD an_DT order_NN to_TO our_PRP$ army_NN to_TO
end_VB the_DT occupation_NN and_CC punish_VB the_DT occupier_NN ._. Azerbaijan_NNP
achieved_VBD what_WP it_PRP wanted_VBD in_IN 44_CD days_NNS and_CC restored_VBN
justice_NN ._. Every_DT single_JJ day_NN of_IN these_DT 44_CD days_NNS is_VBZ our_PRP$
glorious_JJ history_NN ._. Every_DT day_NN Azerbaijan_NNP was_VBD advancing_VBG ._. For_IN
these_DT 44_CD days_NNS ,_, there_EX was_VBD not_RB a_DT single_JJ day_NN on_IN which_WDT
we_PRP withdrew_VBD ._. We_PRP broke_VBD through_IN the_DT fortifications_NNS
Armenia_NNP had_VBD built_VBN in_IN almost_RB 30_CD years_NNS ._. These_DT
fortifications_NNS were_VBD built_VBN in_IN such_PDT a_DT way_NN as_IN not_RB to_TO let_VB
Azerbaijan_NNP pass_VB through_RP ,_, not_RB to_TO let_VB our_PRP$ soldiers_NNS pass_VB
through_IN them_PRP ._. At_IN the_DT same_JJ time_NN ,_, the_DT geographical_JJ terrain_NN
of_IN Nagorno_NNP -_HYPH Karabakh_NNP was_VBD more_RBR favorable_JJ for_IN the_DT
Armenian_JJ side_NN ._. Azerbaijani_JJ soldiers_NNS and_CC officers_NNS completed_VBD
their_PRP$ glorious_JJ mission_NN with_IN great_JJ heroism_NN and_CC courage_NN and_CC
liberated_VBD our_PRP$ native_JJ lands_NNS from_IN occupiers_NNS ._. Jabrayil_NNP ,_,
Fuzuli_NNP ,_, Zangilan_NNP ,_, Gubadli_NNP districts_NNS ,_, as_RB well_RB as_IN
Sugovushan_NNP settlement_NN ,_, Hadrut_NNP settlement_NN ,_, a_DT part_NN of_IN
Khojaly_NNP district_NN ,_, a_DT part_NN of_IN Kalbajar_NNP district_NN ,_, the_DT
Murovdag_NNP range_NN ,_, the_DT southern_JJ part_NN of_IN Lachin_NNP district_NN ,_,
strategic_JJ heights_NNS were_VBD liberated_VBN from_IN the_DT enemy_NN on_IN the_DT
battlefield_NN ._. The_DT Azerbaijani_NNP flag_NN was_VBD hoisted_VBN there_RB ._. Our_PRP$
glorious_JJ war_NN ended_VBD in_IN Shusha_NNP ._. The_DT liberation_NN of_IN Shusha_NNP
on_IN 8_CD November_NNP is_VBZ our_PRP$ historic_JJ achievement_NN ._. Shusha_NNP
was_VBD our_PRP$ first_JJ occupied_JJ city_NN and_CC it_PRP was_VBD last_JJ to_TO be_VB
liberated_VBN ._. After_IN the_DT liberation_NN of_IN Shusha_NNP ,_, the_DT enemy_NN 's_POS
back_NN was_VBD broken_VBN and_CC it_PRP was_VBD forced_VBN to_TO surrender_VB ._.
The_DT liberation_NN of_IN Shusha_NNP is_VBZ a_DT historic_JJ event_NN ._. Our_PRP$
army_NN ,_, our_PRP$ heroic_JJ sons_NNS crossed_VBD mountains_NNS ,_, valleys_NNS ,_,
forests_NNS ,_, paths_NNS ,_, crossed_VBD steep_JJ cliffs_NNS ,_, climbed_VBD rocks_NNS to_TO
reach_VB Shusha_NNP ,_, destroyed_VBD the_DT enemy_NN in_IN a_DT hand_NN -_HYPH to_IN
-_HYPH hand_NN fight_NN and_CC raised_VBD the_DT Azerbaijani_NNP flag_NN in_IN
Shusha_NNP ._. A_DT day_NN later_RB ,_, another_DT 70_CD villages_NNS were_VBD
liberated_VBN ,_, and_CC Armenia_NNP surrendered_VBD ,_, raised_VBD a_DT white_JJ flag_NN ,_,
was_VBD brought_VBN to_IN its_PRP$ knees_NNS ,_, received_VBD its_PRP$ deserved_JJ
punishment_NN ,_, and_CC started_VBD asking_VBG for_IN help_NN ._. We_PRP have_VBP
destroyed_VBN Armenia_NNP on_IN the_DT battlefield_NN ._. We_PRP have_VBP shattered_VBN
the_DT myth_NN the_DT Armenians_NNPS had_VBD created_VBN for_IN years_NNS ._. They_PRP
had_VBD created_VBN a_DT myth_NN by_IN spreading_VBG false_JJ information_NN about_IN
their_PRP$ army_NN ,_, claiming_VBG that_IN the_DT Armenian_JJ army_NN is_VBZ invincible_JJ ._.
In_IN a_DT matter_NN of_IN 44_CD days_NNS ,_, the_DT Armenian_JJ army_NN was_VBD
destroyed_VBN ,_, its_PRP$ military_JJ equipment_NN was_VBD destroyed_VBN ,_, its_PRP$
manpower_NN was_VBD destroyed_VBN ,_, and_CC Azerbaijan_NNP showed_VBD its_PRP$
strength_NN and_CC power_NN ._. I_PRP said_VBD that_IN we_PRP were_VBD gathering_VBG
strength_NN and_CC we_PRP did_VBD ._. We_PRP have_VBP won_VBN this_DT victory_NN
both_CC due_JJ to_IN professionalism_NN and_CC heroism_NN ,_, and_CC due_IN to_IN the_DT
national_JJ spirit_NN ._. We_PRP were_VBD right_JJ ._. Justice_NNP was_VBD on_IN our_PRP$
side_NN ._. When_WRB our_PRP$ soldiers_NNS and_CC officers_NNS attacked_VBD ,_, they_PRP
were_VBD driven_VBN by_IN the_DT dream_NN to_TO liberate_VB our_PRP$ native_JJ land_NN
from_IN the_DT occupiers_NNS ._. On_IN 10_CD November_NNP ,_, Armenia_NNP was_VBD
forced_VBN to_TO sign_VB an_DT act_NN of_IN capitulation_NN ._. According_VBG to_IN this_DT
act_NN of_IN capitulation_NN ,_, Kalbajar_NNP ,_, Lachin_NNP and_CC Aghdam_NNP districts_NNS
were_VBD returned_VBN to_IN Azerbaijan_NNP without_IN a_DT single_JJ shot_NN being_VBG
fired_VBN ,_, and_CC the_DT Azerbaijani_NNP flag_NN was_VBD raised_VBN there_RB ._. This_DT
shows_VBZ that_IN we_PRP have_VBP won_VBN the_DT war_NN both_CC on_IN the_DT
battlefield_NN and_CC in_IN the_DT political_JJ arena_NN ._. However_RB ,_, many_JJ ,_,
especially_RB the_DT mediators_NNS dealing_VBG with_IN this_DT issue_NN ,_, have_VBP
repeatedly_RB said_VBN that_IN there_EX is_VBZ no_DT military_JJ solution_NN to_IN the_DT
conflict_NN ._. We_PRP have_VBP proved_VBN that_IN there_EX is_VBZ a_DT military_JJ
solution_NN to_IN the_DT conflict_NN ._. Otherwise_RB ,_, the_DT neither_RB -_HYPH war_NN
-_HYPH nor_CC -_HYPH peace_NN situation_NN would_MD have_VB lasted_VBN for_IN another_DT
30_CD years_NNS ._. How_WRB much_RB longer_RBR could_MD we_PRP tolerate_VB that_DT ?_.
How_WRB much_JJ patience_NN were_VBD we_PRP supposed_VBN to_TO show_VB ?_. I_PRP
have_VBP repeatedly_RB said_VBN that_IN the_DT patience_NN of_IN the_DT Azerbaijani_JJ
people_NNS had_VBD run_VBN out_RP ,_, and_CC if_IN Armenia_NNP does_VBZ not_RB leave_VB
the_DT occupied_JJ territories_NNS of_IN its_PRP$ own_JJ free_JJ will_NN ,_, we_PRP will_MD
expel_VB them_PRP from_IN there_RB ._. They_PRP must_MD get_VB out_IN of_IN our_PRP$
lands_NNS !_. I_PRP said_VBD this_DT before_IN and_CC during_IN the_DT war_NN ,_, in_IN
my_PRP$ addresses_NNS to_IN the_DT nation_NN and_CC in_IN my_PRP$ interviews_NNS with_IN
foreign_JJ media_NNS ._. I_PRP said_VBD that_IN Armenia_NNP must_MD get_VB out_IN of_IN
our_PRP$ lands_NNS of_IN its_PRP$ own_JJ accord_NN ,_, withdraw_VB from_IN our_PRP$
lands_NNS ._. Otherwise_RB ,_, we_PRP will_MD go_VB to_IN the_DT end_NN ,_, and_CC we_PRP
did_VBD go_VB to_IN the_DT end_NN ._. This_DT is_VBZ why_WRB we_PRP won_VBD on_IN
the_DT battlefield_NN ._. After_IN that_DT ,_, we_PRP won_VBD politically_RB and_CC forced_VBD
the_DT enemy_NN to_TO leave_VB Kalbajar_NNP ,_, Lachin_NNP and_CC Aghdam_NNP
districts_NNS ,_, leave_VB our_PRP$ lands_NNS ._. This_DT is_VBZ a_DT historic_JJ victory_NN ._.
The_DT people_NNS of_IN Azerbaijan_NNP have_VBP been_VBN waiting_VBG for_IN this_DT
day_NN for_IN about_RB 30_CD years_NNS ,_, waiting_VBG for_IN the_DT order_NN of_IN the_DT
Commander_NNP -_HYPH in_IN -_HYPH Chief_NNP for_IN about_RB 30_CD years_NNS ._. I_PRP
have_VBP repeatedly_RB said_VBN to_IN the_DT people_NNS of_IN Azerbaijan_NNP that_IN
we_PRP must_MD be_VB stronger_JJR and_CC we_PRP know_VBP what_WP to_TO do_VB ,_,
when_WRB and_CC how_WRB to_TO do_VB it_PRP ._. Life_NNP has_VBZ shown_VBN that_IN
we_PRP took_VBD timely_JJ steps_NNS ,_, mobilized_VBD all_PDT our_PRP$ resources_NNS ,_,
created_VBD an_DT iron_NN fist_NN and_CC crushed_VBD the_DT enemy_NN ’s_POS head_NN ._.
During_IN the_DT war_NN ,_, I_PRP said_VBD that_IN our_PRP$ iron_NN fist_NN embodies_VBZ
both_CC our_PRP$ unity_NN and_CC strength_NN ._. This_DT iron_NN fist_NN broke_VBD the_DT
enemy_NN 's_POS back_NN and_CC crushed_VBD the_DT enemy_NN 's_POS head_NN ._. We_PRP
are_VBP celebrating_VBG this_DT holiday_NN as_IN a_DT heroic_JJ nation_NN today_NN ._. The_DT
victorious_JJ Azerbaijani_NNP Army_NNP has_VBZ fulfilled_VBN its_PRP$ historic_JJ mission_NN
and_CC defeated_VBD Armenia_NNP ._. The_DT Armenian_JJ army_NN is_VBZ almost_RB non-
existent_JJ ._. It_PRP has_VBZ been_VBN destroyed_VBN ._. After_IN that_DT ,_, if_IN Armenian_JJ
fascism_NN ever_RB raises_VBZ its_PRP$ head_NN again_RB ,_, the_DT result_NN will_MD be_VB
the_DT same_JJ ._. Again_RB ,_, Azerbaijan_NNP 's_POS iron_NN fist_NN will_MD break_VB
their_PRP$ back_NN ._. A_DT new_JJ era_NN is_VBZ beginning_VBG for_IN us_PRP now_RB –_SYM
an_DT era_NN of_IN creation_NN ._. The_DT hated_JJ enemy_NN has_VBZ destroyed_VBN all_PDT
the_DT occupied_JJ lands_NNS ._. This_DT information_NN is_VBZ already_RB available_JJ to_IN
everyone_NN ._. There_EX are_VBP videos_NNS ._. My_PRP$ visits_NNS to_IN the_DT liberated_JJ
territories_NNS show_VBP this_DT ._. All_DT buildings_NNS ,_, all_DT historical_JJ sites_NNS ,_,
mosques_NNS ,_, graves_NNS ,_, cemeteries_NNS have_VBP been_VBN destroyed_VBN by_IN
the_DT hated_JJ enemy_NN ._. We_PRP will_MD restore_VB them_PRP all_DT ._. Restoration_NN
work_NN has_VBZ already_RB begun_VBN ._. I_PRP want_VBP to_TO highlight_VB the_DT
heroism_NN of_IN the_DT Azerbaijani_JJ people_NNS again_RB ._. Defeated_VBN on_IN the_DT
battlefield_NN ,_, the_DT hated_JJ enemy_NN committed_VBN war_NN crimes_NNS against_IN
the_DT civilian_JJ population_NN and_CC fired_VBD at_IN our_PRP$ cities_NNS with_IN ballistic_JJ
missiles_NNS ,_, phosphorus_NN bombs_NNS and_CC cluster_NN munitions_NNS ._. As_IN a_DT
result_NN of_IN this_DT cowardly_JJ shelling_VBG ,_, about_IN 100_CD civilians_NNS ,_,
including_VBG children_NNS and_CC women_NNS ,_, have_VBP been_VBN killed_VBN ._. More_JJR
than_IN 400_CD civilians_NNS have_VBP been_VBN injured_VBN ,_, more_JJR than_IN 5,000_CD
homes_NNS have_VBP been_VBN destroyed_VBN or_CC damaged_VBN ._. However_RB ,_,
Azerbaijani_JJ citizens_NNS did_VBD not_RB take_VB a_DT single_JJ step_NN back_RB from_IN
their_PRP$ land_NN ._. They_PRP said_VBD that_IN they_PRP would_MD rather_RB die_VB than_IN
retreat_NN ,_, that_IN they_PRP would_MD go_VB all_PDT the_DT way_NN to_IN the_DT
end_NN ._. During_IN the_DT war_NN ,_, there_EX were_VBD more_JJR than_IN 10,000_CD
deserters_NNS in_IN the_DT Armenian_JJ army_NN ._. There_EX were_VBD not_RB a_DT single_JJ
deserter_NN in_IN the_DT Azerbaijani_NNP Army_NNP ._. Our_PRP$ wounded_JJ soldiers_NNS
and_CC officers_NNS were_VBD asking_VBG doctors_NNS in_IN military_JJ hospitals_NNS and_CC
clinics_NNS to_TO heal_VB them_PRP as_RB soon_RB as_IN possible_JJ ,_, that_IN they_PRP
must_MD return_VB to_IN the_DT battlefield_NN and_CC complete_VB their_PRP$ mission_NN ._.
The_DT people_NNS of_IN Azerbaijan_NNP have_VBP shown_VBN their_PRP$ greatness_NN ,_,
their_PRP$ high_JJ moral_JJ spirit_NN ._. The_DT very_RB cause_NN of_IN this_DT victory_NN
is_VBZ the_DT Azerbaijani_JJ people_NNS ._. We_PRP have_VBP fulfilled_VBN our_PRP$ historic_JJ
mission_NN by_IN showing_VBG unity_NN ,_, resolve_NN ,_, determination_NN and_CC national_JJ
spirit_NN ._. From_IN now_RB on_RB ,_, Azerbaijan_NNP will_MD only_RB develop_VB ._. Life_NNP
will_MD return_VB to_IN our_PRP$ liberated_JJ lands_NNS ._. I_PRP said_VBD that_IN each_DT
of_IN us_PRP must_MD be_VB active_JJ in_IN this_DT work_NN ._. Together_RB we_PRP will_MD
rebuild_VB our_PRP$ cities_NNS and_CC villages_NNS destroyed_VBN by_IN the_DT enemy_NN ._.
We_PRP have_VBP the_DT resolve_NN and_CC the_DT opportunities_NNS to_TO do_VB so_RB ._.
There_EX have_VBP been_VBN many_JJ parades_NNS at_IN Azadlig_NNP Square_NNP ,_, but_CC
this_DT parade_NN is_VBZ of_IN particular_JJ importance_NN ._. This_DT is_VBZ the_DT Victory_NN
Parade_NN ._. This_DT is_VBZ a_DT historic_JJ event_NN ._. In_IN one_CD of_IN the_DT
parades_NNS ,_, I_PRP said_VBD that_IN the_DT flag_NN raised_VBN in_IN Lalatapa_NNP in_IN
2016_CD would_MD be_VB brought_VBN to_IN the_DT parade_NN ._. I_PRP said_VBD that_IN
the_DT day_NN would_MD come_VB when_WRB the_DT Azerbaijani_NNP flag_NN raised_VBN
in_IN the_DT liberated_JJ lands_NNS would_MD be_VB brought_VBN to_TO Azadlig_NNP
Square_NNP ,_, and_CC this_DT day_NN has_VBZ arrived_VBN ._. We_PRP ,_, the_DT people_NNS
of_IN Azerbaijan_NNP ,_, are_VBP witnessing_VBG this_DT historic_JJ day_NN ._. From_IN now_RB
on_RB ,_, we_PRP will_MD only_RB move_VB forward_RB ._. I_PRP would_MD like_VB to_TO
end_VB my_PRP$ speech_NN with_IN a_DT well_RB -_HYPH known_VBN saying_NN ._.
Everyone_NN knows_VBZ that_IN the_DT Armenian_JJ leadership_NN said_VBD a_DT year_NN
ago_IN that_DT “_`` Karabakh_NNP is_VBZ Armenia_NNP and_CC full_JJ stop_NN ”_'' ._. I_PRP
said_VBD ,_, “_`` Karabakh_NNP is_VBZ Azerbaijan_NNP and_CC exclamation_NN mark_NN ”_'' ._.
Today_NN ,_, the_DT whole_JJ world_NN sees_VBZ that_IN Karabakh_NNP is_VBZ Azerbaijan_NNP !
_. Karabakh_NNP is_VBZ ours_PRP !_. Karabakh_NNP is_VBZ Azerbaijan_NNP !_. Long_RB live_VB
the_DT Azerbaijani_NNP Army_NNP !_. Long_RB live_VB Turkish_JJ -_HYPH Azerbaijani_JJ
friendship_NN and_CC brotherhood_NN !_. Long_RB live_VB Azerbaijani_JJ soldiers_NNS !_.