According to the annual action plan approved by the Minister of Defense, a number of events on the occasion of 9th anniversary of the Victory in the April battles in 2016 were held in types of troops, army corps and formations, as well as in special educational institutions of the Azerbaijan Army.
Servicemen, participants of the April battles, members of Shehids’ families and public representatives visited the Alley of Shehids, laid flowers at the graves of the Shehids and paid tribute to their blessed memory.
At the events, the memory of the National Leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev and Shehids, who sacrificed their lives for the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, was honored with a minute of silence. The National Anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan was performed.
The speakers at the event spoke about the reasons for the battles that began as a result of the provocations of the Armenian armed forces on the night of April 1-2, 2016, and about the historical significance of the successful counter-offensive operation of the Azerbaijan Army.
It was emphasized that the victory won in the April battles, inscribed in golden letters in the history of our statehood, was the beginning of Azerbaijan Army’s victories in Gunnut operation, the Tovuz battles, the Patriotic War, including the anti-terror operation led by the Victorious Supreme Commander-in-Chief.
In the artistic part of the event, documentaries were shown, poems were recited, patriotic music and literary-artistic composition were performed and the battle participants shared their memories.
Servicemen also visited the families of the Shehids, enquired about their care and wishes, as well as paid tribute to the memory of comrades-in-arms who became Shehids.