President: we cannot and we will not forget the years of occupation

“On the Armenia-Azerbaijan process, we cannot and we will not forget the years of occupation.”

Azernews reports that President Ilham Aliyev said this in his address at the opening ceremony of the 12th Global Baku Forum.

“We cannot forget the suffering of the Azerbaijani people, which was caused by Armenian occupation and aggression. Those who visit the liberated territories can see the level of barbarism. All our cities are in ruins. Now we are rebuilding them. But everything was levelled to the ground, and that was a deliberate urbicide against our villages, cities, against our religious and historical heritage. 65 mosques were demolished,” the President added.

To recall, the XII Global Baku Forum on the theme "Rethinking the World Order: Turning Challenges into Opportunities" kicked off in Baku. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended and addressed the opening ceremony of the forum.