ArmInfo.''We must be able to get out of the current situation with our heads held high and, straightening our back, albeit in slow steps, but move forward>, - wrote President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sarkissian on the occasion of the 44-day Artsakh war commemoration day. Describing this war as the most brutal in the country's recent history, the President noted that he bows before the memory of all victims, their families and relatives.
"A year after the war, in addition to thousands of victims and wounded, we have sons who are still in captivity or are missing. Today, as never before, we must make efforts in the name of returning prisoners, healing the wounded, searching for the missing. In the name of a strong Armenia and Artsakh, "he wrote.
To recall, exactly a year ago, on September 27 at 7:10 am, Azerbaijan launched a large-scale aggression against the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. From September 27 to November 9, 2020, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, with the participation of Turkey and foreign mercenaries, carried out aggression against Artsakh. The strikes were carried out on civil and military targets in Nagorno-Karabakh and on the territory of Armenia. On November 9, 2020, the leaders of the Russian Federation, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a statement on the cessation of all hostilities in Artsakh and the Armenian side made territorial concessions. According to the data of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia, 3781 people died in the 44-day war, 253 people were missing (231 military and 22 civilians). To date, a total of 108 civilian military personnel and civilians have been returned to the Republic of Armenia by the Republic of Azerbaijan.