Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held a solemn reception on the day of the 100th anniversary of ADR (Azerbaijan Democratic Republic).
For reference: ADRs in Soviet historiography was called bourgeois republic of Azerbaijan; It was proclaimed 28 May 1918 the Interim National Council of Muslims of Transcaucasus. In May 1918 on the territory of the Turkish troops entered ADRs. In November of the same year the territory of Azerbaijan was still and under British military occupation - primarily Britain was interested in the Baku oilfields. 28 April 1920 the year of the Red Army after the fights with the enemy bitty, including the so-called Caucasian Islamic Army Nuri Pasha Killigilya, entered Baku, which eventually became the capital of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.
Ilham Aliyev congratulates Azerbaijani people with the centenary of the formation and said ADR, that the sovereignty of the country today rests on the power of the Azerbaijani army. According to the president of the republic, Azerbaijani army is part of 50 the most powerful and trained armies of the world.
Ilham Aliyev:
Our soldiers have proved it on the battlefield. Our victory in April 2016 year on the line of contact with the enemy demonstrated, what a strong army is the guarantor of independence.
Recall, what in 2016 year during the next phase of the conflict, Azerbaijan's army was able to take control of certain areas in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Aliyev added, that on the day of the century the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic it is important to note, that the key to the country's development is the unity of its people, as well as the solidarity of the people and government. According to the President of Azerbaijan, Republic demonstrates the long-term success story.
