From the speech of Great Leader Heydar Aliyev at the ceremonial meeting on the occasion of the National holiday – Republic Day

26 May 1996

Our people are still mourning for the loss of lands. Even now, when we say Goycha, Zangezur our people’s hearts break, people live with the dream of those lands. But at the same time, we will never give to anyone an inch of our territory within the borders recognized by international organizations when the Republic of Azerbaijan gained state independence.