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A meeting with Patriotic War veterans

A meeting with Patriotic War veterans

Academy of the State Customs Committee hosted a meeting with the heroes of the Patriotic War who conquered Shusha within the framework of the "Year of Shusha".

The staff and students of the academy , as well as, special officer of the Azerbaijan’s Naval Forces, 3rd rank captain, Major in the army Ilgar Nurmammadov, Sergeant Major of the Special Forces of the Internal Troops Afgan Zakhmayev, Sergeant Major of the Special Forces of the Internal Troops Javid Hasanov, a member of the board of the "Great Return" Youth Organization, a veteran of the April battles, and a reserve lieutenant of the Special Forces,  Ahliyat Mehdiyev  attended the meeting.

The event started with a minute of silence to honor the memory of the martyrs ,who fought for Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and the National Anthem of Azerbaijan was performed.

The head of Chairman of the Academy, Major General of the Customs Service Gulu Novruzov, made an opening speech, welcomed the participants and talked about the importance of events organized in the direction of introducing martyrs and veterans and promoting their heroism to students  .

Novruzov emphasized that in 44-day  war , Azerbaijan Army restored the territorial integrity of the country, historical justice and international law under the leadership of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief,  Ilham Aliyev, and spoke about the great construction works carried out in the liberated lands. At the end of his speech, the head of the academy expressed his gratitude to the veterans and conveyed his best wishes to them.

Following the event, the deputy head of the Academy, Jamila Namazova, noted that special attention is paid to the education of young people in the spirit of patriotism at the academy and emphasized that the meeting with our heroic veterans is of special importance. Namazova also stated that it is a matter of pride for each of us to fly our holy flag today in our lands liberated at the cost of the lives of our heroic sons under the leadership of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief , Ilham Aliyev.

Later, our veterans Ahliyat Mehdiyev, Javid Hasanov, Afgan Zakhmayev and Ilgar Nurmammadov made a speech. They shared their memories of the war with the participants , talked about the  liberation of our lands , thanks to  the strength of our brave army and the war path they passed.

At the end , the veterans  answered students’ questions .