Units of the Azerbaijan State Border Services held a ceremony at the checkpoint on the border with Armenia. At the ceremony, the Azerbaijani flag was hoisted.
After the ceremony, Hero of the Homeland War Colonel Babek Alekberov addressed President Ilham Aliyev:
“Mr. President, victorious Commander-in-Chief, on the border of Azerbaijan-Armenia, on the bridge over the Hekeri river, our three-colored flag, which is our symbol of pride, flies at your instruction. With this, the integrity of the borders of our homeland has been ensured. Long live Azerbaijan, long live the Commander-in-Chief. Karabakh is Azerbaijan.”
Azerbaijan had established a border checkpoint on April 23 at the beginning of the Lachin Corridor to prevent the transport of manpower, ammunition, mines and other military equipment from Armenia to the illegal Armenian armed groups in Azerbaijani territory.
This situation caused reactions in Armenia. In the statement made by Azerbaijan, suitable conditions will be created for the Armenian population living in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan to cross from this point to Armenia and Azerbaijan in a transparent and regular way, and the control mechanism will be implemented in coordination with the Russian forces. had been expressed.