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On September 27, Remembrance Day, Prime Minister Ali Asadov, Head of the Presidential Administration Samir Nuriyev, Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament Sahiba Gafarova and other state and government officials visited Victory Park in Baku.

The officials laid flowers at the Victory Monument and paid tribute to the memory of the martyrs who lost their lives in the struggle for Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.

September 27 was designated as Remembrance Day by a decree signed by President and Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev on December 2, 2020. The date marks the beginning of the 44-day Patriotic War.

Every year on Remembrance Day, people across Azerbaijan and Azerbaijanis living abroad honor the memory of those who sacrificed their lives for the country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.

A farewell ceremony has been held in Kazakhstan’s Mangystau region for servicemen who died during training exercises in the Caspian Sea.

The regional administration’s press service reported the ceremony.

The memorial event was attended by Kazakhstan’s Defense Minister Dauren Kossanov, Akim of Mangystau Region Nurdaulet Kilybai, Chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan and Supreme Mufti Nauryzbai Kazhy Taganuly, deputies of the National Qurultay, members of the Kazakhstan Khalyk Kenesi, prominent public figures and fellow servicemen of the deceased.

Those attending expressed their condolences to the families and relatives of the servicemen who lost their lives.

According to the statement, on the instructions of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the families of the servicemen are being provided with all necessary assistance from the state, including social payments, financial support and comprehensive assistance with organizing the funerals.

The Mangystau Region Administration has also established a special fund to collect donations for assistance.

It is recalled that on September 24, 17 servicemen were swept out to sea during a naval exercise off the coast of Kazakhstan’s Mangystau region in the Caspian Sea. Fourteen of them died, while three were rescued.

Vandalism and cable theft on a railway line in the western German city of Gelsenkirchen caused major disruptions to regional and long-distance train services across the country on September 26.

The incident affected long-distance connections, including services between Dortmund and Munich, Hamburg and Basel, and northern Germany and Cologne. Around 300 trains were affected by the disruption.

Gelsenkirchen police said they launched an investigation after cables along the railway tracks in the Ückendorf district were cut at several points and partially stolen during the night. The damage caused signaling and train control systems to fail, preventing trains from reaching Gelsenkirchen’s main railway station from 4:55 a.m.

Investigators from the federal and state police examined the site and secured evidence. The perpetrators remain unidentified, and the investigation is ongoing.

Following repair work, train services in the Gelsenkirchen area gradually resumed around midday, although delays and some cancellations continued into the afternoon.

As in many countries around the world, Azerbaijanis living in Georgia are organizing a series of events dedicated to September 27 – Remembrance Day.

According to Azertag, a commemorative event titled “Those Who Live Forever” was held in Marneuli, jointly organized by the Azerbaijan House in Marneuli and the Georgian Azerbaijani Integration Center (GAIC), with the support of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora.

The event was attended by Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Georgia Faig Guliyev, Head of the Embassy’s Military Attaché Office Colonel Arzu Hasanov, embassy staff, Counselor of the Turkish Embassy in Georgia Oguz Akin, representatives and officers of the embassy’s military attaché office, Sheikh and Mufti of the Administration of Muslims of All Georgia Haji Faig Nabiyev and Haji Etibar Eminov, members of the Marneuli Municipal Council, families and relatives of martyrs, and members of the public.

The event began with a minute of silence in memory of the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan and Georgia.

In his speech, Director of the Azerbaijan House and GAIC Mahabbat Imanov said that September 27 – Remembrance Day is of particular importance in honoring the memory of the martyrs and conveying their life stories and heroism to the younger generation. He said the main purpose of the “Those Who Live Forever” event was to preserve the memory of the martyrs and instill in young people the spirit of their sacrifice.

He noted that Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity had been fully restored as a result of the sacrifice and heroism of its servicemen. People who had been displaced from their homes for many years had gained the opportunity to return to their native lands.

Ambassador Faig Guliyev said the martyrs would live forever in the memory of the Azerbaijani people. He noted that the Azerbaijani Army, under the leadership of President and Victorious Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev, had written a new chapter in history during the 44-day Patriotic War. The army had demonstrated unprecedented bravery and liberated the country’s territories that had remained under occupation for nearly 30 years. He emphasized the special role played by the heroism and sacrifice of the martyrs during the war.

The ambassador also provided detailed information about reconstruction efforts being carried out in the liberated territories.

Highlighting the importance of Azerbaijan-Georgia friendship and brotherly relations, the diplomat noted that, as during the First Karabakh War, ethnic Azerbaijanis from Georgia had heroically participated in the battles for the restoration of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity during the 44-day Patriotic War. According to him, the moral support provided by Azerbaijanis living in Georgia during both wars was of particular importance.

Faig Guliyev said that while commemorating the martyrs with profound sorrow, people also feel a sense of pride in their heroism and sacrifice.

Counselor of the Turkish Embassy in Georgia Oguz Akin stressed the importance of respectfully commemorating the martyrs. He also spoke about the fraternal relations between Turkiye and Azerbaijan.

Sheikh Haji Faig Nabiyev and Mufti Haji Etibar Eminov of the Administration of Muslims of All Georgia emphasized the importance of providing moral support to the families of the martyrs and preserving their memory.

Head of the TIKA office in Georgia Salih Ozer expressed his respect for the memory of the martyrs and spoke about the fraternal ties between Azerbaijan and Turkiye.

At the event, Nazan Maharramova, grandmother of martyr Orkhan Maharramov, and relatives of martyr Bilal Gambarov – his aunt Qiyafat Gambarova and uncle Iman Tanriverdiyev – spoke about the martyrs’ lives and military service and shared their memories.

The speakers expressed gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev for the attention and care provided to the families of martyrs.

Schoolchildren then recited poems on patriotic themes, followed by a performance titled “Those Who Live Forever.”

The event concluded with a communal meal in memory of the martyrs and prayers for their souls.

There are years in the memory of history that do not fit into the pages of a calendar, carrying the burden of years and centuries onto a handful of land. The dark shadow that fell over Karabakh in the early 1990s divided the lives of millions of people into two halves: the burning longing of the gloomy years and the hopes that were silently suffocating in a corner of rooms. The bitter defeat of the First Karabakh War, the children and elderly people displaced from their homes, the people who could see their native homeland only in their dreams – this was the quiet yet unbearable pain that a nation endured deep inside every day for three decades.

For thirty years, that sorrow did not lift from this land like a heavy fog. Villages whose names remained on maps but whose inhabitants themselves became a memory, childhood photographs left among ruined walls, eyes opening every morning saying, ‘perhaps today’… As time passed, this longing became an incurable shared pain that settled in the heart of the entire nation. Children grew up without ever seeing these lands, without breathing their air into their lungs. That unquenchable light in the eyes of parents, the desire that boiled inside them with every passing autumn – not for revenge, but to take back what was rightfully theirs – slowly wore down the patience of this people. The yellowing pages on the shelves of the United Nations Security Council’s resolutions 822, 853, 874 and 884, which remained only on paper, and the silence of international law preserved for years made this pain even more unbearable. Everyone knew that this injustice could not last forever; but no one knew how and when that darkness would be torn apart.

And that autumn came. As the morning of September 27, 2020, dawned, a different kind of roar erupted across the skies of the South Caucasus. The 44-day Patriotic War was the cry of existence of a people emerging from thirty years of silence, wounded pride and darkness. Every day, every hour had its own drama, its own epic of heroism. The steep rocks climbed by soldiers stitch by stitch, the foggy mountains were waiting this time not to witness defeat, but to build the throne of victory.

Those 44 days kept a dance of fear and hope alive in the heart of every Azerbaijani. In Baku, Ganja and the regions, everyone’s ears were tuned to the news, while their eyes were on the lists coming from the front. Every news of a martyr fell into homes like a burning ember, but those tears flowed not from despair, but from the pride of revenge and the restoration of justice. As the Azerbaijani soldier climbed those steep rocks with his fingernails, he was taking revenge for thirty years of silence. As the silent flight of UAVs in the skies marked the beginning of a new era, the footsteps of brave men on the ground were rewriting history. The news of the liberation of every village and every height turned into festive joy in the streets of the capital; people embraced one another in tears, and the heavy burden of those years fell from their shoulders in an instant.

When the news of the liberation of Shusha arrived, the skies and the mountains themselves became witnesses to this victory. For millions who had carried the doubt ‘will I ever see it again?’ inside them for thirty years, this was a rebirth. The epic written within 44 days showed that no injustice, no occupation can last forever.

Now a different kind of life has begun in those mountains, in those liberated lands. New homes rising among the ruins, seeds sown into the soil, the laughter of children are a bright curtain drawn over that thirty-year darkness. When the return caravans set out, the trembling hands of an elderly mother taking her first step onto that land, her tears as she kisses the soil, reveal the value of this war in all its nakedness. The 44-day war was not merely the restoration of borders; it was etched into memory as the rise of a broken spirit, that sacred moment when justice triumphed over oppression, and a glorious manifesto of a people taking ownership of its own destiny. Now, on those roads, the wind blows freely, while heads remain held high forever.

Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov has met with Connor Teskey, CEO of Brookfield Asset Management, on the sidelines of the 2nd Azerbaijan International Investment Forum.

The meeting focused on existing cooperation between Azerbaijan and Brookfield Asset Management and prospects for expanding the partnership.

Given the company’s global investment activities focused on real assets, the sides exchanged views on areas of investment interest in Azerbaijan and potential projects.

They also discussed exploring investment opportunities in energy transition and energy storage, renewable energy, digital infrastructure and other sectors.

The meeting also highlighted measures being taken to further improve Azerbaijan’s investment environment, expand cooperation with international investors and promote large-scale investment projects.

The memory of the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity was honored with a one-minute silence in Kalbajar city at 12:00 on September 27, Remembrance Day.

Participants gathered in the central square of Kalbajar city to pay deep tribute to the memory of the martyrs.

At 12:00, traffic and pedestrian movement across the district was suspended. Drivers sounded their horns, and a one-minute silence was observed in memory of the martyrs.

The ceremony was attended by members of the Kalbajar district community, intellectuals from the district, employees of the Kalbajar District Restoration, Construction and Management Service, law enforcement officers operating in the district, families of martyrs and local residents.

Georgia is interested in restoring its strategic partnership with the United States, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said.

Kobakhidze said he had brief conversations with US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.

The Prime Minister stressed that the importance of restoring the strategic partnership between Georgia and the United States was highlighted during the conversations. He described his brief exchanges with Trump and Rubio as positive.

Kobakhidze said Georgia had already taken certain steps toward returning bilateral relations to their previous strategic level and was now waiting for reciprocal steps from Washington.

He stressed that Tbilisi’s goal was to restore the strategic partnership with Washington and said Georgia had taken steps on its side while expecting reciprocal action from the United States.

A monument complex dedicated to the memory of martyrs, named “Martyrs’ Fortress”, has been unveiled in Qashqachay village of the Gakh district.

According to Azertag, the opening ceremony of “Martyrs’ Fortress” began with a performance by an orchestra. The Azerbaijani national flag was raised on the towers of the fortress, followed by the national anthem and a one-minute silence in memory of the martyrs.

It was reported that the 22-meter-high monument complex features towers on both sides. An Azerbaijani flag flies atop each tower. The fortress has 44 embrasures symbolizing the 44-day Patriotic War, while one additional embrasure represents the anti-terror operation.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, the project’s author Anvar Afandiyev said the site was created as a place where the sacred memory of the martyrs would be preserved and the love of the Motherland and the legacy of heroism would be passed on to future generations.

He noted that schoolchildren could attend “open lessons” at the site, military conscripts could be sent off from there, and newlyweds could make their wishes at the sacred location.

Lala Rahimova, the mother of National Hero Javanshir Rahimov, said that the residents of Qashqachay had always played an important role in Azerbaijan’s history of statehood and had stood in defense of the Motherland, fulfilling their duties at the cost of their blood and lives. She emphasized that the monument reflects the heroism of the village’s brave sons.

Gakh District Executive Authority head Elvin Pashayev spoke about the Patriotic War, noting that the country’s heroic sons had made a major contribution to restoring Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity and sovereignty at the cost of their lives.

“The Victory we have today was made possible by the heroism of our martyrs, the sacrifice of our veterans and the unity of our people. In this regard, the ‘Martyrs’ Fortress’ erected in a remote mountain village will go down in history not only as a place preserving the cherished memory of those from Qashqachay, but also as a sacred site honoring the memory of all our martyrs,” Pashayev said.

Other speakers at the event also spoke about state support for the families of martyrs and war veterans and expressed their gratitude.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the “Martyrs’ Fortress” monument complex was then held with the participation of mothers and children of martyrs. Wreaths and flowers were laid in front of the monument.

The ceremony continued with military marches performed by the military orchestra.

Qashqachay village is home to the families of 22 martyrs and 18 war veterans. Azerbaijan’s youngest National Hero, Javanshir Rahimov, was also born and raised in the village.

Qashqachay is also known for its prominent generals and officers, as well as patriotic sons who continue to serve in the Azerbaijani Army.

Slovakia has expressed its respect and solidarity with Azerbaijan on Remembrance Day, honouring those who lost their lives defending the country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.

Slovak Ambassador to Azerbaijan Elcin Gasymov shared the message on social media on September 27, marking Remembrance Day in Azerbaijan.

‘Today, on #RemembranceDay, we honour the memory of all those who gave their lives for [Azerbaijan’s] territorial integrity and sovereignty,’ Gasymov wrote.

He added that Slovakia ‘expresses deep respect for their sacrifice and solidarity with the people of Azerbaijan’.

The ambassador accompanied his message with the flags of Slovakia and Azerbaijan and tagged the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

September 27 is observed annually in Azerbaijan as Remembrance Day to honour servicemen and civilians who lost their lives in the country’s wars and conflicts, particularly those who died during the 44-day Second Karabakh War in 2020.

Gasymov has served as Slovakia’s ambassador to Azerbaijan since August 2025. Slovakia and Azerbaijan have also been expanding bilateral cooperation, including in energy, investment and economic projects.

In recent months, Ambassador Gasymov has highlighted Slovakia’s interest in projects in Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region, including cooperation in agriculture and a planned Park Forest project in Aghdam.

The ambassador’s Remembrance Day message comes as Azerbaijan and Slovakia continue to deepen bilateral ties, with energy cooperation, including potential Azerbaijani gas supplies to Slovakia, remaining an important area of the relationship.