Five years pass since Lachin liberation from occupation

Five years have passed since the liberation of Azerbaijan's Lachin district from the occupation. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev shared a post on his social media accounts on the 5th anniversary of Lachin's liberation from occupation.

"Our Victory History: 1 December, 2020, Lachin," the post reads.

On 1 December, 2020, the Lachin district was cleared of the armed forces of Armenia and returned to Azerbaijan, according to a trilateral statement signed on November 9-10, 2020 by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Lachin was occupied by the armed forces of Armenia on May 18, 1992. Armenian occupants destroyed and plundered hundreds of cultural and household objects, dozens of settlements, villages and historical monuments in the region.

As a result of the occupation, 63,341 Azerbaijani citizens were expelled from their homeland, more than 300 military personnel and civilians were killed and disappeared without a trace.

On the territory of the Lachin district there are mercury deposits, Gochaz marble limestone, tuffs, sawn stone, decorative stones, volcanic ash and other natural resources. In addition, the Garagol State Nature Reserve and the State Nature Reserve are located in the Lachin district.

For 28 years, Armenia ignored the norms of international law and UN resolutions on the unconditional withdrawal of Armenian troops from the occupied Azerbaijani lands.

As a result of the counter-offensive operation launched on September 27, 2020, the Azerbaijani army restored historical justice.