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April martyrs were commemorated.

05 April 2019 | 16:00

A commemoration event was held for April battle soldiers who died during the counterattack operation carried out by our Armed Forces in April 2016. Participants of the event first visited the Alley of Martyrs. Head of region executive power Sabuhi Abdullayev, heads of law enforcement agencies, employees of offices, institutions and organizations, education, health, culture staff, community representatives and family members of our compatriot Lieutenant Shirinov Sahil Hasrat who died in April battles attended the event held at Gabala Cultural Center. After a minute of silence in memory of the martyrs, the head of REP Sabuhi Abdullayev spoke about April battles of 2016, condoled Sahil Shirinov`s family and underlined that our state is always here for them. The head of the executive power spoke in his speech about the decent response given the Azerbaijani Army to provocations made by the Armenian occupiers in April battles, the courage of our soldiers and importance of the victory. He stated that the Armenian armed forces were exposed to major losses in these battles, more than 320 Armenian soldiers were killed, and more than 500 were wounded. The speaker said that up to 30 tanks and other armored vehicles, more than 25 artillery units were destroyed, the headquarter of the enemy army located in Madagiz settlement were destroyed and an opportunity appeared for keeping the roads towards Aghdara-Madagiz and Jabrayil under control. The head of the region executive power said that our compatriot, Lieutenant Shirinov Sahil Hasrat also died courageously in those battles, and stated that he was awarded with the III degree medal “For Distinction in Military Service” by the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Ilham Aliyev after his death for the courage he showed in battles. The head of REP stated in his speech that April battles are of great historic significance, thanks to which the “Great Return” had begun. He underlined that as a result of the liberation of Lalatapa, the threat for civilians in Jojug Marjanli village of Jabrayil was completely eliminated, and the return of the village inhabitant to their homeland after 23 years by the Order of the head of our state dated January 24, 2017 on the reconstruction of Jojug Marjanli and resettlement of the population deeply convinced our people of the liberation of our other occupied territories soon. Teacher of Kurd village secondary school Umudvar Hasanov, April battle soldier Khazar Salamzada, chairman of the region department of “Karabakh War Disabled, Veterans and Families of Martyrs” public union Imran Mustafayev, member of Azerbaijan Writers Union Vusal Aliyev, teacher of Bum settlement senior secondary school Tofig Garagozov, and Baydadash Jafarli, the author of the book “O, el uchun doghulmushdur” (He was born for the country) written about Sahil Shirinov and others made speech in the event and mentioned the heroisms of our soldiers of the National Army who died in battles. The speakers expressed their confidence that brave Azerbaijani soldiers will soon liberate our occupied lands. Later Sabuhi Abdullayev presented the medals “For contribution to patriotism” of Azerbaijan Karabakh War Disabled, Veterans and Families of Martyrs public union to Hasrat Shirinov, the father of Sahil Shirinov, April battle soldiers Khazar Salamzada and Arzu Allahverdiyev. Students of Bum settlement senior secondary school named after Tabriz Yagubov, where Sahil Shirinov studied, performed the literary-artistic composition on the topic. At the end, the parents of the martyr Shahla and Hasrat Shirinov made speech and expressed gratitude to the head of state for the attention and care shown to the families of martyrs and thanked the region executive power of for organizing this event. They expressed confidence that revenge of our brave soldiers who died for the sake of the Motherland will be relentlessly taken from the enemy, and that our lands will soon be liberated from occupation.

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