By Trend
As a result of the 44-day Patriotic War (from Sept.27 through
early Nov.2020) for the liberation of the Azerbaijani territories
from the Armenian occupation, Victory Day has been included in the
list of holidays in Azerbaijan, Trend reports.
The respective amendments were made to the country's Labor Code
at the parliament’s meeting held on Dec.18.
According to the amendment, November 8 was proposed to be
included in the list of holidays as Victory Day. The amendments to
the law were put to a vote and adopted in the third reading.
Following over a month of military action to liberate its
territories from Armenian occupation from late Sept. to early Nov.
2020, Azerbaijan has pushed Armenia to sign the surrender document.
A joint statement on the matter was made by the Azerbaijani
president, Armenia's PM, and the president of Russia.
A complete ceasefire and a cessation of all hostilities in the
zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was introduced on Nov. 10,
2020.
Armenian Armed Forces launched a large-scale military attack on
positions of the Azerbaijani army on the front line, using
large-caliber weapons, mortars, and artillery on Sept. 27.
Azerbaijan responded with a counter-offensive along the entire
front.
Back in July 2020, the Armenian Armed Forces violated the
ceasefire in the direction of Azerbaijan's Tovuz district. As a
result of Azerbaijan's retaliation, the opposing forces were
silenced. The fighting continued the following days as well.
Azerbaijan lost a number of military personnel members, who died
fighting off the attacks of the Armenian Armed Forces.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in
1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a
result of the ensuing war, the Armenian Armed Forces occupied 20
percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was
followed by peace negotiations.
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