President: International media has documented complete destruction of cities and villages

“During the occupation, Armenia deliberately destroyed cities and villages, all cultural and religious sites of Azerbaijan in the occupied territories. Even the graveyards were not spared. The aim of Armenia was to erase the traces of Azerbaijani people living in these territories for centuries. Our mosques were used as stables for pigs and cows. Aghdam city was destroyed to the extent that it is called “Hiroshima of Caucasus,” Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said, speaking at the Mid-term Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement, Report informs.

“After the liberation, our Army could not find a single building in Fuzuli city to raise the Azerbaijani flag. All of them were destroyed by Armenia. The visits of diplomats and international journalists are regularly organized to the liberated territories. They have witnessed the barbarism committed by Armenia. International media has documented and broadcasted the facts of deliberate destruction and desecration of the cultural and religious heritage of Azerbaijani people, complete destruction of cities and villages.

“I will send my colleagues an illustrative book containing brief information and photos of our towns and villages before and after the occupation, reflecting the destruction of Azerbaijan’s religious and historical monuments,” the head of state said.