“Dear sisters and brothers. I heartily congratulate you on the occasion of the Novruz holiday.
“This is the second time after our historic victory that we are celebrating the Novruz holiday in our native land of Karabakh. I know that each of us, especially former IDPs, always said on the eve of the holiday and on holiday days that, God willing, next year we will celebrate Novruz in the liberated lands, in Karabakh, and this is already a reality. This is the second time that we are celebrating this beautiful spring holiday in the liberated lands," President Ilham Aliyev said this in Sugovushan settlement, Tartar District, Report says.
"Today I lit the Novruz bonfire here - in Sugovushan, the ancient land of Azerbaijan. Last year, I celebrated Novruz in Shusha, on Jidir plain, which is dear to each of us, and addressed the people of Azerbaijan. I am glad that this has become a tradition and we celebrate Novruz here in our native land of Karabakh," the president said.