On September 27, 2022, an event dedicated to September 27 - Memorial Day was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

According to the information given to APA by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the leadership of the Ministry, participants of the Patriotic War, Martyrs' families and diplomatic volunteers took part in the commemorative event.

The event began with the announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan on September 27 - Memorial Day in the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Later, a video dedicated to the 44-day Patriotic War was shown.

Speaking at the commemorative event, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, noted that 2 years ago on September 27, Armenia resorted to retaliatory measures by the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan in order to prevent the next military provocation, and this operation marked the beginning of the 44-day long Patriotic War.

As a result of the Patriotic War, it was stated that the heroic Azerbaijani Army under the leadership of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, President Ilham Aliyev, ensured both international law and historical justice.

Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said that the large-scale reconstruction works currently being carried out in the lands freed from occupation serve to return to their homes in safe conditions the internally displaced people who were forcibly displaced from these areas decades ago.

drew attention to the fact that the first families returned to Agali village of Zangilan district, which was already freed from the occupation of Azerbaijan.

In the post-conflict phase, Azerbaijan made a number of efforts in the direction of the normalization process between the two countries, but the Armenian side did not reciprocate, it was said that this country resorted to regular provocations.

In this regard, it was emphasized that Armenia's provocation on September 12-14 harmed the normalization process and efforts to ensure peace in the region.

Addressing the children of our Martyrs who participated in the event, Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said that all of Azerbaijan is proud of their fathers and all our Martyrs.

The representative of the Ministry of Defense, participant in the Patriotic War, chief of staff of the Missile and Artillery Troops, colonel Gulmammad Rzayev, spoke at the commemorative event.

He shared with the participants of the event his memories of his participation in operations to liberate Azerbaijani territories from occupation during the 44-day Patriotic War.

Gulmammad Rzayev, who spoke about the heroism of the glorious Azerbaijan Army on the battlefield, said that if any threat to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan arises, the Azerbaijan Army will take decisive measures to prevent these threats and protect our Motherland.

After the event, at 12:00, the leadership team of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs commemorated the dear memory of the Martyrs with a minute of silence.