Ilham Aliyev: Despite suffering, Azerbaijani nation did not bend

Azerbaijani nation is a great nation, President Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting with residents in the village of Boyuk Galaderesi in Shusha, Report informs.

"Despite suffering, it did not bend; it maintained its will and lived with the hope that the day would come when we would return to these lands. Over recent years, in my numerous meetings with former internally displaced persons since 2003, both during the occupation and after the Victory, I have become even more convinced of how great, dignified, and unyielding our people are. You were deprived of your native land for 30 years, but you did not lose hope, you did not break your will, and you believed that this day would come-and it has come," the head of state said.