Baku Victory Parade of 2020

{{short description|Military Triumph Parade in 2020}}

{{Infobox event

| title = Baku Victory Parade

| native_name = Zəfər paradı

| native_name_lang = az

| image = 250px

| caption = Azerbaijani Sukhoi Su-25 planes during the parade.

| date = {{start date|2020|12|10|df=y}}

| time = 13:00

| place = Azadliq Square, Baku, Azerbaijan

| type = Military parade

| cause = Azerbaijani victory in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war

| organisers = Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence

| participants = {{unbulleted list|{{flag|Azerbaijan}}|{{flag|Turkey}}}}

}}

2020 Baku Victory Parade ({{Langx|az|Zəfər paradı}}) was held on 10 December, in Azadliq Square, Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. It was held in honor of the Azerbaijani victory during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war, officially described as the Patriotic War in Azerbaijan. The parade was held with 3,000 military servicemen who distinguished themselves during the war marched alongside military equipment, unmanned aerial vehicles and aircraft,{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/azeri/azerbaijan-55260110 |title=Zəfər paradında əsgərlərin marşı, yeni silah və hərbi texnika - şəkillərdə |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=BBC Azerbaijani Service |language=az }} as well as Armenian war trophies,{{Cite web |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-victory-parade-nagorno-karabakh/30994108.html |title=Azerbaijan Holds Military Parade To Mark Declared Victory In Nagorno-Karabakh War |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=12 December 2020 |work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |language=en }} and Turkish soldiers and officers,{{Cite web |url=https://www.amerikaninsesi.org/a/bak%C4%B1da-z%C9%99f%C9%99r-parad%C4%B1-ke%C3%A7irildi/5694375.html |title=Bakıda "Zəfər Paradı" keçirildi |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Amerikanın Səsi |publisher=Voice of America |language=az }} while navy vessels performed maneuvers in the nearby Bay of Baku, and jets and helicopters flew above the city. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a key ally of Azerbaijan in the war,{{Cite web |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/south-central-asia_azerbaijan-holds-military-parade-mark-success-nagorno-karabakh-war/6199417.html |title=Azerbaijan Holds Military Parade to Mark Success in Nagorno-Karabakh War |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=12 December 2020 |work=Voice of America }} also attended the military parade as part of a state visit to Baku.{{Cite web|title=Единение характеров. В Азербайджане объяснили участие Эрдогана в параде победы|url=https://nsn.fm/policy/politolog-obyasnil-zhelanie-erdogana-posetit-parad-v-baku|access-date=2020-12-04|website=Национальная Служба Новостей – НСН|language=ru}}

The military parade aroused great interest among Baku residents, who gathered in different parts of the city and tried to watch the parade closely, despite the COVID-19 related regulations.{{Cite news |first=Markus |last=Ackeret |url=https://www.nzz.ch/international/karabach-aserbaidschan-und-die-tuerkei-feiern-mit-parade-den-sieg-ld.1591393?reduced=true |title=Aserbaidschan und die Türkei zelebrieren ihren Sieg im Karabach-Krieg |date=11 December 2020 |access-date=12 December 2020 |work=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |language=de }}

The parade was criticized in Armenia due to the Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev declaring the Syunik, Gegharkunik, and Yerevan regions of Armenia to be the "historical lands" of Azerbaijanis,{{cite web|title=Aliyev lays claim to 'historical lands' in Armenia. Moscow, Yerevan react|url=https://jam-news.net/response-to-aliyevs-statements-claims-on-the-territory-of-armenia-yerevan-zangezur-syunik-sevan/|work=JAM News|date=December 11, 2020|access-date=June 3, 2021}} and Erdoğan's remarks on the spirit of Enver Pasha, who was one of the masterminds of the Armenian genocide.{{Cite web |url=https://mirrorspectator.com/2020/12/11/at-baku-victory-parade-with-erdogan-aliyev-calls-yerevan-zangezur-sevan-historical-azerbaijani-lands-erdogan-praises-enver-pasha/ |title=At Baku Victory Parade, Aliyev Calls Yerevan, Zangezur, Sevan Historical Azerbaijani Lands, Erdogan Praises Enver Pasha |date=11 December 2020 |access-date=12 December 2020 |work=The Armenian Mirror-Spectator |language=en }} Both statements were condemned by Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan.{{Cite news |url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/30994473.html?fbclid=IwAR1COWLkN9v2cVGlVbvq4mojHKwoiKCgUgUBPur70z-I0aynboXWpXfxGIA |title=Yerevan Condemns 'Azeri Territorial Claims' |date=11 December 2020 |access-date=12 December 2020 |work=Azatutyun |language=en |last1=ռ/կ |first1=Ազատություն }} In later speech Aliyev claimed to "have no territorial claims to any country, including Armenia".{{cite news |title=Алиев заявил, что Азербайджан не имеет территориальных претензий к Армении |url=https://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/11131403 |access-date=21 May 2021 |agency=TASS |date=13 April 2021}} However, Aliyev has made irredentist claims over Armenian territories multiple times, vowing to "return to them", declaring: "Yerevan is our historical land and we Azerbaijanis must return to these historical lands".{{Cite web|last=Broers|first=Laurence|date=5 August 2021|title=Augmented Azerbaijan? The return of Azerbaijani irredentism|url=https://eurasianet.org/perspectives-augmented-azerbaijan-the-return-of-azerbaijani-irredentism|access-date=7 August 2021|website=Eurasianet|language=en}}{{cite web|last1=Kucera|first1=Joshua|date=13 February 2018|title=Azerbaijan President Calls for Return to "Historic Lands" in Armenia|url=https://eurasianet.org/azerbaijan-president-calls-for-return-to-historic-lands-in-armenia|access-date=3 June 2021|website=Eurasianet}} Later on 22 July 2021, Aliyev made another irredentist claim over Armenia's province Zangezur (Syunik), saying that it's "our own territory".{{Cite web|last=|date=22 July 2021|title=Ильхам Алиев: "Это наши территории. Зангезур – земля наших предков, и мы находимся на своей территории"|trans-title=Ilham Aliyev: “These are our territories. Zangezur is the land of our ancestors, and we are on our own territory "|url=https://haqqin.az/news/215872|access-date=25 July 2021|website=Haqqin.az|language=ru}}

During the parade, Erdogan also recited parts of a controversial Soviet Azerbaijani poem, which sparked tensions with neighboring Iran.

Background

{{Main|Second Nagorno-Karabakh war}}

On 27 September 2020, clashes broke out in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is de facto controlled by the self-proclaimed and unrecognized Republic of Artsakh, but de jure part of Azerbaijan.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54314341 |title=Armenia and Azerbaijan fight over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh |date=27 September 2020 |access-date=15 October 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200927153909/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54314341 |archive-date=27 September 2020 |language=en |publisher=BBC }} Azerbaijani forces first advanced in Fuzuli and Jabrayil districts, taking their respective administrative centres.{{Cite web |last=Kucera |first=Joshua |date=29 September 2020 |title=As fighting rages, what is Azerbaijan's goal? |url=https://eurasianet.org/as-fighting-rages-what-is-azerbaijans-goal |access-date=8 November 2020 |website=EurasiaNet |quote=The Azerbaijani offensive against Armenian forces is its most ambitious since the war between the two sides formally ended in 1994. |archive-date=4 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004115811/https://eurasianet.org/as-fighting-rages-what-is-azerbaijans-goal |url-status=live }} From there, they proceeded towards Hadrut.{{Cite web |url=https://jam-news.net/karabakh-war-hadrut-azerbaijan-armenia/ |title=Karabakh: the battle for Hadrut and why it's important |first=Dimitri |last=Avaliani |date=12 October 2020 |access-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201109162126/https://jam-news.net/karabakh-war-hadrut-azerbaijan-armenia/ |archive-date=9 November 2020 |publisher=Jam News }} Azerbaijani troops began to advance more intensively after the fall of Hadrut around 15 October, and Armenians began to retreat, with Azerbaijanis then taking control of Zangilan and Qubadli.{{Cite web |first=Pavel |last=Aksenov |url=https://www.bbc.com/russian/features-54900906 |title=Почему Азербайджан выиграл войну в Карабахе? Отвечают военные эксперты |trans-title=Why did Azerbaijan win the war in Karabakh? Military experts answer |date=11 November 2020 |access-date=28 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111102608/https://www.bbc.com/russian/features-54900906 |archive-date=11 November 2020 |url-status=live |work=BBC Russian Service |language=ru }} Launching an offensive for Lachin,{{Cite web |first=Sebastien |last=Roblin |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sebastienroblin/2020/10/26/despite-ceasefire-fate-of-the-nagorno-karabakh-may-turn-on-the-lachin-corridor/ |title=Despite Ceasefire, Fate Of The Nagorno-Karabakh May Turn On The Lachin Corridor |date=26 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201202181842/https://www.forbes.com/sites/sebastienroblin/2020/10/26/despite-ceasefire-fate-of-the-nagorno-karabakh-may-turn-on-the-lachin-corridor/?sh=601dc5c3116f |archive-date=2 December 2020 |work=Forbes |language=en }} they also penetrated into Shusha District through its forests and mountain passes.{{Cite web |first=Tatul |last=Hakobyan |url=https://www.civilnet.am/news/2020/11/17/Շուշին-պատերազմի-իմ-չգրված-նոթատետրից/408524 |title=Շուշին. պատերազմի իմ չգրված նոթատետրից |trans-title=Shushi. from my unwritten notebook of war |date=17 November 2020 |access-date=1 December 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201201174359/https://www.civilnet.am/news/2020/11/17/%D5%87%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B7%D5%AB%D5%B6-%D5%BA%D5%A1%D5%BF%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%A6%D5%B4%D5%AB-%D5%AB%D5%B4-%D5%B9%D5%A3%D6%80%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%AE-%D5%B6%D5%B8%D5%A9%D5%A1%D5%BF%D5%A5%D5%BF%D6%80%D5%AB%D6%81/408524 |archive-date=1 December 2020 |work=CivilNet }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20201108-azerbaijan-says-key-karabakh-town-captured-armenia-says-it-didn-t-happen |title=Azerbaijan says key Karabakh town captured, Armenia says it didn't happen |date=8 November 2020 |access-date=28 November 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201128174924/https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20201108-azerbaijan-says-key-karabakh-town-captured-armenia-says-it-didn-t-happen |archive-date=28 November 2020 |work=France24 }}

Following the capture of Shusha, the second-largest settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh, a ceasefire agreement was signed between the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, and the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, ending all hostilities in the area from 00:00, 10 November 2020 Moscow Time.{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20201110/karabakh-1583847112.html|title=Путин выступил с заявлением о прекращении огня в Карабахе|date=9 November 2020|access-date=9 November 2020|agency=RIA Novosti|language=ru}}{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20201110/karabakh-1583845291.html|title=Пашинян заявил о прекращении боевых действий в Карабахе|date=9 November 2020|access-date=9 November 2020|agency=RIA Novosti|language=ru}}{{cite news|date=2020-11-10|title=Nagorno-Karabakh: Russia deploys peacekeeping troops to region|publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54885906|access-date=2020-11-11}} Under the agreement, the warring sides will keep control of their currently held areas within Nagorno-Karabakh, while Armenia will return the surrounding territories it occupied in 1994 to Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan will also gain land access to its Nakhchivan exclave bordering Turkey and Iran.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/world/middleeast/armenia-settlement-nagorno-karabakh-azerbaijan.html|title = Facing Military Debacle, Armenia Accepts a Deal in Nagorno-Karabakh War|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 10 November 2020|last1 = Kramer|first1 = Andrew E.}} Approximately 2,000 Russian soldiers will be deployed as peacekeeping forces along the Lachin corridor between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh for a mandate of at least five years.{{cite web|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/11/09/armenian-pm-announces-end-to-nagorno-karabakh-hostilities-a71997|title=Deal Struck to End Nagorno-Karabakh War|publisher=The Moscow Times |access-date=10 November 2020|date=10 November 2020}}

Parade

= Before the parade =

In early December, it was revealed that a victory parade would be held on 10 December in Azadliq Square, Baku, capital of Azerbaijan.{{Cite web |url=https://azeridefence.com/bakida-q%C9%99l%C9%99b%C9%99-paradi-keciril%C9%99c%C9%99k/ |title=Bakıda Qələbə paradı keçiriləcək |date=1 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Azeridefence.az |language=az }}{{Cite news |url=https://www.azadliq.org/a/30985602.html |title=Dekabrın 10-da Bakıda parad keçiriləcək |date=5 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Azadliq Radiosu |publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |language=az }} Traffic was restricted on some streets and avenues to ensure the safety of military parade-related equipment.{{Cite web |url=https://www.amerikaninsesi.org/a/seymur-kaz%C4%B1mov-bu-parad-hesabat-xarakteri-da%C5%9F%C4%B1y%C4%B1r-/5692955.html |title=Seymur Kazımov: Bu parad hesabat xarakteri daşıyır |date=9 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Amerikanın Səsi |publisher=Voice of America |language=az }} On 5 December, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces started training exercises for the parade.{{Cite web |url=https://toplum.tv/az/bakida-parada-hazirliq-mesqleri-kecirilir/#.X9ITXc0zaM9 |title=Bakıda parada hazırlıq məşqləri keçirilir |date=5 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Toplum TV |language=az }} On December 8, a training exercise was held at the military parade, during which the military booty seized by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces from Armenia was demonstrated.{{Cite web |url=https://apa.az/az/cebhe-xeberleri/Azadliq-meydaninda-Vtn-muharibsind-qlby-hsr-olunmus-hrbi-parada-hazirliq-msqlri-kecirilib-colorredFOTOcolor-colorredVIDEOcolor-618697 |title=Azadlıq meydanında Vətən müharibəsində qələbəyə həsr olunmuş hərbi parada hazırlıq məşqləri keçirilib - FOTO - VİDEO |date=8 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Azeri Press Agency |language=az }} Also, training flights of Azerbaijani Air Force planes and helicopters were carried out over Baku.{{Cite web |url=https://azeridefence.com/doyus-t%c9%99yyar%c9%99-v%c9%99-helikopterl%c9%99ri-q%c9%99l%c9%99b%c9%99-paradina-hazirliq-ucuslari-kecirib/ |title=Döyüş təyyarə və helikopterləri Qələbə paradına hazırlıq uçuşları keçirib |date=8 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Azeridefence.az |language=az }}

On 9 December, President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived by plane at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku.{{Cite web |url=https://www.amerikaninsesi.org/a/t%C3%BCrkiy%C9%99-prezidenti-az%C9%99rbaycana-s%C9%99f%C9%99r%C9%99-g%C9%99lib/5692916.html |title=Türkiyə Prezidenti Azərbaycana səfərə gəlib |date=9 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Amerikanın Səsi |publisher=Voice of America |language=az }} Erdoğan was greeted by Azerbaijani officials and Turkish diplomats in Baku. He was accompanied by his wife Emine Erdoğan, foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, defence minister Hulusi Akar, spokesman of the ruling Justice and Development Party Ömer Çelik, the party's deputy chairman Mahir Ünal, spokesman of the presidential administration İbrahim Kalın and Turkish Presidential Administration Public Relations Director Fahrettin Altun.{{Cite web |url=https://qaynarinfo.az/az/erdoan-bakiya-geldi/ |title=Ərdoğanın Azərbaycana səfəri başladı (FOTO) |date=9 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Qaynarinfo.az |language=az }}

On 10 December, Ilham Aliyev and Erdoğan visited the Martyrs' Lane, and laid wreaths at the Eternal Torch monument.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/azeri/live/azerbaijan-55212140?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5fd1e0695afdc802c37f86d8%26%262020-12-10T08%3A46%3A59.216Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:a2999431-febc-4a9b-a30d-1bc47c011b7c&pinned_post_asset_id=5fd1e0695afdc802c37f86d8&pinned_post_type=share |title=Azərbaycan Prezidenti İlham Əliyev və Türkiyə Respublikasının Prezidenti Rəcəb Tayyib Ərdoğan bu gün səhər saatlarında Şəhidlər xiyabanını ziyarət ediblər. |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=BBC Azerbaijani Service |language=az }} Then, they went to Alley of Honor to honor the memory of former President of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev, and laid wreaths at his grave.{{Cite web |first=Said |last=Garib |url=https://report.az/daxili-siyaset/prezident-ilham-eliyev-ve-prezident-receb-tayyib-erdogan-umummilli-lider-heyder-eliyevin-mezarini-ziyaret-edibler/ |title=İlham Əliyev və Rəcəb Tayyib Ərdoğan ümummilli lider Heydər Əliyevin məzarını ziyarət ediblər |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Report Information Agency |language=az }} Both Aliyev and Erdoğan prayed in the Mosque of the Martyrs.{{Cite web |url=https://qafqazinfo.az/news/detail/eliyevle-erdogan-namaz-qildi-foto-307977 |title=Əliyevlə Ərdoğan namaz qıldı - Foto |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Qafqazinfo |language=az }}

= Pre-parade speech =

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The parade began with the massed bands playing both Azərbaycan marşı and İstiklal Marşı after the arrival of the two heads of state.

During his speech, President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, stated that hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijanis living in the present-day Armenia were "expelled from their ancestral lands", adding that Zangezur, Goycha, and Iravan were the "historical lands of Azerbaijan", and that the Armenian leadership had expelled hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijanis from Armenia, as well as Nagorno-Karabakh.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/azeri/live/azerbaijan-55212140?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5fd1ff3e6f142d02bee3c45b%26%C4%B0lham%20%C6%8Fliyev%3A%20%E2%80%9CZ%C9%99ng%C9%99zur%2C%20G%C3%B6y%C3%A7%C9%99%2C%20%C4%B0r%C9%99van%20mahal%C4%B1%20bizim%20tarixi%20torpaqlar%C4%B1m%C4%B1zd%C4%B1r%E2%80%9D%262020-12-10T11%3A57%3A52.628Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:8cfba114-1ce5-4a43-8144-bb6b45be7ecc&pinned_post_asset_id=5fd1ff3e6f142d02bee3c45b&pinned_post_type=share |title=İlham Əliyev: "Zəngəzur, Göyçə, İrəvan mahalı bizim tarixi torpaqlarımızdır" |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=BBC Azerbaijani Service |language=az }} Ilham Aliyev also noted that three days before the war began, at UN General Assembly, he said that "Armenia was preparing for a new war and they must be stopped". He added that in 2020, Armenia launched three attacks against Azerbaijan, in July, in August, and in September. And in response, he had "ordered the Azerbaijani soldiers to move forward."{{Cite web |url=https://apa.az/az/daxili_siyaset/Azrbaycan-Prezidenti-Munaqisnin-hrbi-yollarla-hll-edilmsi-qacilmaz-idi-619028 |title=Azərbaycan Prezidenti: "Münaqişənin hərbi yollarla həll edilməsi qaçılmaz idi" |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Azeri Press Agency |language=az }} Aliyev then recalled the Battle of Shusha, calling it a "historic event".{{Cite web |url=https://apa.az/az/daxili_siyaset/Prezident-Ordumuz-qayalarla-Susaya-qalxaraq-lbyaxa-doyusd-dusmni-mhv-etdi-Azrbaycan-bayragini-Susada-qaldirdi-619030 |title=Prezident: "Ordumuz qayalarla Şuşaya qalxaraq əlbəyaxa döyüşdə düşməni məhv etdi, Azərbaycan bayrağını Şuşada qaldırdı" |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Azeri Press Agency |language=az }} At the end, Aliyev stated that the Azerbaijani army had defeated Armenia, and that the Armenian Army was almost "non-existent and destroyed", adding that if the "Armenian fascism rises again, the result will be the same".{{Cite web |url=https://apa.az/az/daxili_siyaset/Ilham-liyev-Ermni-fasizmi-bir-daha-bas-qaldirsa-ntic-d-eyni-olacaq-Azrbaycanin-dmir-yumrugu-yen-onlarin-belini-qiracaq-619034 |title=İlham Əliyev: "Erməni faşizmi bir daha baş qaldırsa, nəticə də eyni olacaq. Azərbaycanın dəmir yumruğu yenə onların belini qıracaq" |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Azeri Press Agency |language=az }}

The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also made a speech. He first wished God's mercy to the Azerbaijani soldiers who were killed or wounded during the war, then continued to praise the Azerbaijani–Turkish relations.{{Cite web |url=https://apa.az/az/dagliq_qarabag/rdogan-Qarabagi-30-il-boyunca-sinmiz-yara-etdik-619027 |title=Ərdoğan: "Qarabağı 30 il boyunca sinəmizə yara etdik" |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Azeri Press Agency |language=az }} He then added that those who brought "nothing but massacres and tears to Karabakh must now come to their senses", and that the Armenian politicians should take "bold steps towards peace and stability."

{{Cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/10/azerbaijan-celebrates-nagorno-karabakh-victory-erdogan-attends |title=Azerbaijan celebrates Nagorno-Karabakh victory, Erdogan attends |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=12 December 2020 |work=Al Jazeera |language=en }}{{Cite web |url=https://apa.az/az/cebhe_xeberleri/Turkiy-Prezidenti-Qarabaga-qtliam-v-goz-yasindan-basqa-hec-bir-sey-gtirmynlr-agillarini-baslarina-yigmalidirlar-619031 |title=Türkiyə Prezidenti: "Qarabağa qətliam və göz yaşından başqa heç bir şey gətirməyənlər ağıllarını başlarına yığmalıdırlar" |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Azeri Press Agency |language=az }} Erdoğan, reciting a controversial Soviet Azerbaijani poem,{{Cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/11/iran-protests-to-turkey-over-meddling-poem-recited-by-erdogan |title=Iran protests to Turkey over 'meddling' poem recited by Erdogan |date=11 December 2020 |access-date=12 December 2020 |work=Al Jazeera |language=en }} then stated that it was the day that the "souls of Ahmad Javad, Nuru Pasha, Enver Pasha and Mubariz Ibrahimov were enlightened".{{Cite web |url=https://president.az/articles/48788 |title=İlham Əliyev və Türkiyə Prezidenti Rəcəb Tayyib Ərdoğan Vətən müharibəsində Qələbəyə həsr olunmuş Zəfər paradında iştirak ediblər |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=11 December 2020 |work=President.az |publisher=Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan |language=az }}{{Cite web |first=Alparslan |last=Ozturk |url=https://report.az/qarabag/erdogan-bu-gun-ehmed-cavadin-ruhunun-sad-oldugu-gundur/ |title=Ərdoğan: "Bu gün Əhməd Cavadın, Nuru Paşanın, Mübariz İbrahimovun ruhunun şad olduğu gündür" |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Report Information Agency |language=az }} He also stressed that the "struggle in the political and military spheres will continue on different fronts."{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/azeri/live/azerbaijan-55212140?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5fd2233f5afdc802c37f873f%26Erdo%C4%9Fan%3A%20%22Siyasi%20v%C9%99%20h%C9%99rbi%20sah%C9%99l%C9%99rd%C9%99%20bu%20g%C3%BCn%C9%99%20q%C9%99d%C9%99r%20apar%C4%B1lan%20m%C3%BCbariz%C9%99%20bundan%20sonra%20f%C9%99rqli%20c%C9%99bh%C9%99l%C9%99rd%C9%99%20davam%20ed%C9%99c%C9%99k%22%262020-12-10T14%3A33%3A27.664Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:ce6dea19-3431-48de-b93b-a97cc495cec6&pinned_post_asset_id=5fd2233f5afdc802c37f873f&pinned_post_type=share |title=Erdoğan: "Siyasi və hərbi sahələrdə bu günə qədər aparılan mübarizə bundan sonra fərqli cəbhələrdə davam edəcək" |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=BBC Azerbaijani Service |language=az }}

= Features =

== Personnel ==

File:The flags of the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces following the state flag and the Victory Flag at the 2020 Victory parade (cropped).jpg, the Banner of Victory, and the flags of the branches of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, led by the Lieutenant General Karim Valiyev.]]

File:The battle flags of the military units that took part in the war passed in front of the rostrum under the leadership of Major General Zaur Mammadov.jpg

The personnel of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces marched on following the address in the grounds of Azadliq Square under the Victory Banner, which is a flag planted in Shusha when the Azerbaijan forces seized the city's control.{{Cite web |first=Mirmahmud |last=Kazımoğlu |url=https://report.az/qarabag/susaya-sancilan-bayraq-veten-muharibesinin-zefer-bayragi-elan-olunub/ |title=Şuşaya sancılan bayraq Vətən müharibəsinin Zəfər Bayrağı elan olunub |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Report Information Agency |language=az }} Following the state flag and the Victory Banner, and a joint service color guard bearing the colours of the service branches of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces approached the square. At the head of the march in front of the colours was the parade commander, Lieutenant General Karim Valiyev, who saluted to the authorities in the rostum. The battle colours of the military units of the Armed Forces that took part in the war, which on that day were carried by colour guards in combat dress uniforms, marched past front of the rostrum under the leadership of Major General Zaur Mammadov. The military conductor of the parade massed bands was the Honored Artist of Azerbaijan, Lieutenant Colonel Rufat Akhundzadeh, the son of Yusif Akhundzade, who is the incumbent Chief of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces.{{Cite web |first=Said |last=Garib |url=https://report.az/qarabag/veten-muharibesinin-zefer-bayragi-paradda-numayis-etdirilib/ |title=Vətən müharibəsinin Zəfər Bayrağı paradda nümayiş etdirilib |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Report Information Agency |language=az }} The official parade master of ceremonies was the Honored Artist of Azerbaijan, the President's personal pensioner, Colonel Abdullah Gurbani.{{Cite web |url=https://modern.az/az/news/268731/bu-gun-zefer-paradi-kecirilecek-teferruatlar |title=Bu gün Zəfər paradı keçiriləcək - TƏFƏRRÜATLAR |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Modern.az |language=az }}

The following was the order of the parade's ground column, following the parade commander and the national flag color guard:

  • Personnel of the Special Forces of the Ministry of Defense, led by the Commander of the Special Forces, Lieutenant General Hikmat Mirzayev{{Cite web |first=Mirmahmud |last=Kazimoglu |url=https://report.az/qarabag/xususi-teyinatli-quvvelerin-herbi-qulluqculari-zefer-paradinda-kecid-edib/ |title=Xüsusi Təyinatlı Qüvvələrin heyəti Zəfər paradında keçid edib |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Report Information Agency |language=az }}
  • Personnel of the Marines of the Azerbaijani Navy, led by First Class Captain Zaur Guliyev{{Cite web |url=https://oxu.az/war/447922 |title=Hərbi Dəniz Qüvvələrinin Zəfər yürüşü - VİDEO |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=11 December 2020 |work=Oxu.az |language=az }}
  • Personnel of the {{ill|YARASA Special Forces|az|Yarasa (hərbi birləşmə)|tr|Yarasa Özel Kuvvetleri}} of the Foreign Intelligence Service{{Cite web |last=Kazimoglu |first=Mirmahmud |url=https://report.az/herbi-xeberler/xarici-kesfiyyat-xidmetinin-yarasa-xususi-bolmesi-ilk-defe-numayis-etdirildi/ |title=Xarici Kəşfiyyat Xidmətinin YARASA xüsusi bölməsi ilk dəfə nümayiş etdirildi |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Report Information Agency |language=az }}
  • Personnel of the State Security Service, led by Major General Rovshan Mukhtarov{{Cite web |last=Garib |first=Said |url=https://report.az/herbi-xeberler/zefer-paradinda-dtx-nin-herbi-qulluqculari-kecid-edib23456/ |title=Zəfər paradında DTX-nin hərbi qulluqçuları keçid edib |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=11 December 2020 |work=Report Information Agency |language=az }}
  • Personnel of the Special Forces of the Nakhchivan Army, led by Colonel Said Isayev{{Cite web |url=https://azeridefence.com/naxcivan-xususi-t%C9%99yinatlilari-q%C9%99l%C9%99b%C9%99-paradinda-kecid-ed%C9%99c%C9%99k/ |title=Naxçıvan xüsusi təyinatlıları Qələbə paradında keçid edəcək |date=9 December 2020 |access-date=11 December 2020 |work=Azeridefence.az |language=az }}
  • Personnel of the 1st Army Corps, led by Colonel Taleh Mashadiyev{{Cite web |url=https://oxu.az/war/447912 |title=Ordu korpusu əzəmətini nümayiş etdirdi - VİDEO |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Oxu.az |language=az }}
  • Personnel of the 2nd Army Corps, led by Colonel Nemat Museyibov
  • Personnel of the 3rd Army Corps, led by Lieutenant Colonel Kamran Aghabalayev
  • Personnel of the 4th Army Corps, led by Colonel Ilham Mammadov
  • Personnel of the 6th Army Corps, led by Lieutenant Colonel Dayanat Muslimov{{Cite web |url=https://axar.az/news/toplum/522376.html |title=Azərbaycanda daha iki ordu korpusu yaradıldı - Video |date=11 December 2020 |access-date=11 December 2020 |work=Axar.az |language=az }}
  • Personnel of the Missile and Artillery Troops, led by Colonel Ismikhan Mammadov
  • Personnel of the 2nd Commando Brigade, led by Captain Harun Ergin{{Cite web |first=Mirmahmud |last=Kazimoglu |url=https://report.az/qarabag/turkiye-herbcileri-zefer-paradinda-kecid-edib/ |title=Türkiyə hərbçiləri Zəfər paradında keçid edib |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Report Information Agency |language=az }}
  • Personnel of the State Border Service, led by Major General Rasul Tagiyev{{Cite web |url=https://modern.az/az/news/268824/zefer-paradinda-dsx-daxili-qosunlar-vemilli-qvardiyanin-herbi-qulluqculari-kecdi |title=Zəfər paradında DSX, Daxili Qoşunlar və Milli Qvardiyanın hərbi qulluqçuları keçdi |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=11 December 2020 |work=Modern.az |language=az }}
  • Personnel of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, led by Major General Ingilab Muradov
  • Personnel of the National Guard of Azerbaijan, led by Major Eldar Guliyev
  • Officer cadets of the Azerbaijan Higher Military Academy, led by Academy Superintendent Major General Fuzuli Salahov
  • Students of the Heydar Aliyev Military Lyceum, led by the Lyceum Superintendent Major General Mahammad Hasanov
  • Students of the Jamshid Nakhchivanski Military Lyceum, led by the Lyceum Superintendent Major General Bakir Orujov

The march past segment of the parade ended with the performance of the Ottoman military song Ceddin Deden by the massed bands.{{Cite web|title=Azerbaycan'da Zafer Geçidi Töreninde Ceddin Deden çalındı|url=https://www.ensonhaber.com/gundem/azerbaycanda-zafer-gecidi-toreninde-ceddin-deden-calindi|access-date=2020-12-23|website=Ensonhaber|date=11 December 2020 |language=tr}} Veterans of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces who took part in the war also passed thorough the parade in military vehicles.{{Cite web |first=Mirmahmud |last=Kazimoglu |url=https://report.az/qarabag/zefer-paradinda-demir-yumruq-emeliyyatinin-qazileri-kecid-edib/ |title=Zəfər paradında Dəmir yumruq əməliyyatının qaziləri keçid edib |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Report Information Agency |language=az }}

Servicemen of the Special Forces of the Ministry of Defense at the Victory parade.jpg|Personnel of the Special Forces of the Ministry of Defense.

Servicemen of the "Yarasa" Special Forces at Victory Parade in Baku.jpg|Personnel of the {{ill|YARASA Special Forces|az|Yarasa (hərbi birləşmə)|tr|Yarasa Özel Kuvvetleri}} of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Azerbaijan.

Servicemen of the State Security Service of Azerbaijan at the Victory parade.jpg|Personnel of the State Border Service of Azerbaijan.

Special Forces of the Nakhchivan Army led by Colonel Said Isayev at the Victory parade (cropped).jpg|Personnel of the Special Forces of the Nakhchivan Army.

1st Army Corps at the Victory parade 2.jpg|Personnel of the 1st Army Corps.

Servicemen of the Turkish Special Forces Command, led by the Captain Harun Ergin.jpg|Personnel of the 2nd Commando Brigade (Turkey) blue berets.

Servicemen of the State Border Service of Azerbaijan at the Victory Parade 2020 in Baku 3.jpg|Personnel of the State Border Service of Azerbaijan.

== Military equipment ==

About 150 vehicles, including special purpose vehicles, armored vehicles and weapons systems of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces drove past in the parade mobile column segment led by the column commander, Lieutenant General Nizam Osmanov.{{Cite web |first=Mirmahmud |last=Kazimoglu |url=https://report.az/qarabag/zefer-paradinda-azerbaycanin-en-muasir-texnikalari-numayis-etdirilir/ |title=Zəfər paradında Azərbaycanın ən müasir texnikaları nümayiş etdirilir |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Report Information Agency |language=az }} Orbiter-1 km, Orbiter-2B, Orbiter-3B, Orbiter-4, Aerostar-BP, Heron, Bayraktar TB2, as well as Hermes-450, Hermes-900, Guzghun and Harop unmanned aerial vehicles used by Azerbaijan during the war were also demonstrated in the parade.{{Cite web |first=Said |last=Garib |url=https://report.az/qarabag/zefer-paradinda-itiqovan-bayraktar-ve-harop-pua-lari-numayis-olunub/ |title=Zəfər paradında "İtiqovan", "Bayraktar" və "Harop" PUA-ları nümayiş olunub |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Report Information Agency |language=az }}

Azerbaijani fighter jets and helicopters flew above Baku at the end of the parade.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/azeri/live/azerbaijan-55212140?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5fd1f90cc22e7e02e5d56e20%26%262020-12-10T10%3A31%3A41.279Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:ed09febc-3af1-4c90-951d-08416c675de7&pinned_post_asset_id=5fd1f90cc22e7e02e5d56e20&pinned_post_type=share |title=Zəfər paradında İkinci Qarabağ Müharibəsi vaxtı götürülmüş və istifadəyə yararlı olan Ermənistan Silahlı Qüvvələrinin hərbi texnikası, eləcə də Azərbaycana məxsus PUA-lar və hərbi təyyarələr, taktiki raketlər nümayiş etdirilib. |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=BBC Azerbaijani Service |language=az }}

== Military trophies ==

During the parade, some of the military trophies seized from Armenians during the war, including 53 anti-tank weapons, 4 BM-30 Smerch MLRS, 97 Grad MLRS, 2 BM-27 Uragan MLRS, 1 TOS-1 MLRS, 7 S-300 SAMs, 1 S-300 radar, 2 S-300 detection stations, 1 P-14 radar, 5 Tor SAMs, 40 9K33 Osa SAMs, 4 2K12 Kub SAMs, 1 2K11 Krug SAM, 14 Zastava SAM, 2 S-125 SAMs, 22 UAVs, 2 R-17 Elbrus systems, 1 OTR-21 Tochka missile system, 2 R-142s, 1 Sky-M, and 4 Repellent electronic warfare systems. In the meanwhile, some of the destroyed and captured Armenian vehicles were also showcased, including 33 2S3 Akatsiya and 2S1 Gvozdikas, 352 various cannons, 125 mortars, 103 special-purpose vehicles, 178 grenade launchers, 5 ZSU-23-4 Shilkas, 366 tanks, 116 IFVs, 5 Sukhoi Su-25s, and over 500 military trucks were also showcased.{{Cite web |first=Mirmahmud |last=Kazimoglu |url=https://report.az/ru/karabakh/na-parade-pobedy-demonstriruetsya-chast-zahvachennyh-u-vraga-voennyh-trofeev/ |title=На Параде победы демонстрируется часть захваченных у врага военных трофеев |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Report Information Agency |language=ru }} A plaque with the license plates confiscated from the Armenian Armed Forces was also displayed at the parade, with the panel having the inscription "Karabakh is Azerbaijan!".{{Cite web |first=Shafiga |last=Namiggizi |url=https://report.az/qarabag/dusmenden-goturulen-texnikalarinin-nomrelerinden-ibaret-lovhe-zefer-paradinda-numayis-etdirilib/ |title=Düşməndən götürülən texnikalarının nömrələrindən ibarət lövhə Zəfər paradında nümayiş etdirilib |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Report Information Agency |language=az }}{{Cite web|date=2020-12-10|title=Azerbaijan to show "Karabakh is Azerbaijan!" panel consisting of Armenian car license plates during Victory parade in Baku [PHOTO]|url=https://www.azernews.az/nation/173750.html|access-date=2020-12-10|website=AzerNews.az|language=en}}

War trophies at 2020 Victory Parade in Baku (1).jpg|ZSU-23-4 Shilka.

War trophies at 2020 Victory Parade in Baku (2).jpg|9K33 Osa.

War trophies at 2020 Victory Parade in Baku (3).jpg|2K12 Kub.

= Crowd =

The military parade aroused great interest among Baku residents, who gathered in different parts of the city and tried to watch the parade closely.{{Cite web |first=Aynur |last=Bayramova |url=https://report.az/qarabag/baki-sakinlerinden-herbi-parada-boyuk-mara/ |title=Bakı sakinlərindən hərbi parada böyük maraq |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Report Information Agency |language=az }} Despite the COVID-19 measures, Baku residents tried to go to Azadliq Square around Nizami Street and Sahil Park to watch the military parade. However, they were stopped by the police and the police officers did not allow people to enter the Baku Boulevard. Azerbaijani Defense Ministry officials said the city was not closed and people had gathered to watch the parade near the Puppet Theater. The Baku Main Police Office further noted that "necessary measures are being taken to control the event and prevent the spread of the pandemic and to prevent overcrowding in the area." There was no official warning to the population on not gathering.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/azeri/azerbaijan-55257658 |title="Millət şəhid verə bilər, amma parada sevinə bilməz", Bakıda parada buraxılmayanlar qəzəblidir |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=BBC Azerbaijani Service |language=az }} A BBC Azerbaijani correspondent reported that Baku residents were flocking to Azadliq Square from Neftchilar Avenue despite the fact that the parade was going to start soon.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/azeri/live/azerbaijan-55212140?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5fd1e241c22e7e02e5d56e0a%26Bak%C4%B1%20sakinl%C9%99ri%20bir%20azdan%20h%C9%99rbi%20texnikan%C4%B1n%20ke%C3%A7%C9%99c%C9%99yi%20yolla%20Azadl%C4%B1q%20meydan%C4%B1na%20do%C4%9Fru%20gedir%20-%20m%C3%BCxbirl%C9%99rimiz%20deyir%262020-12-10T08%3A54%3A47.459Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:d0f16680-597e-4fa3-ac61-4966de971b3b&pinned_post_asset_id=5fd1e241c22e7e02e5d56e0a&pinned_post_type=share |title=Bakı sakinləri bir azdan hərbi texnikanın keçəcəyi yolla Azadlıq meydanına doğru gedir - müxbirlərimiz deyir |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=BBC Azerbaijani Service |language=az }} Crowds of people, waving Azerbaijani and Turkish flags, watched the parade.{{Cite web |url=https://www.yenisafak.com/en/video-gallery/news/azerbaijanis-wave-turkish-flags-ahead-of-karabakh-victory-parade-in-baku-2205514 |title=Azerbaijanis wave Turkish flags ahead of Karabakh victory parade in Baku |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=12 December 2020 |work=Yeni Şafak |language=en }}

Aftermath

A festive fireworks display was held at the Baku Boulevard later that night.{{Cite web |url=https://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/Salute-held-in-Baku-in-honor-of-Victory-Parade-PHOTO-VIDEO.html |title=Salute held in Baku in honor of Victory Parade (PHOTO, VIDEO) |date=11 December 2020 |access-date=12 December 2020 |work=Vestnik Kavkaza |language=en |archive-date=16 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116120022/https://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/Salute-held-in-Baku-in-honor-of-Victory-Parade-PHOTO-VIDEO.html |url-status=dead }}

= Post-parade conference =

After the parade, Ilham Aliyev and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a joint conference. Aliyev stated that if the Armenian government draws the "right conclusions from the war and gives up its claims, baseless claims and looks to the future, then they can have a place on a single platform".{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/azeri/live/azerbaijan-55212140?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5fd243a36f142d02bee3c4b6%26%C4%B0lham%20%C6%8Fliyev%3A%20Erm%C9%99nistan%C4%B1n%20da%20%22vahid%20platformada%20yeri%20ola%20bil%C9%99r%22%262020-12-10T15%3A50%3A00.862Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:80dfe3a7-a82e-4409-b976-6eee7e3d12ce&pinned_post_asset_id=5fd243a36f142d02bee3c4b6&pinned_post_type=share |title=İlham Əliyev: Ermənistanın da "vahid platformada yeri ola bilər" |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=12 December 2020 |work=BBC Azerbaijani Service |language=az }} Erdoğan stressed that he supported the idea of Aliyev on building a platform with the participation of six countries, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Georgia, Iran and Armenia, and stated that such cooperation could bring peace to the region. He also added that the approaches of Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, helped to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in a positive way.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/azeri/live/azerbaijan-55212140?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5fd250a26f142d02bee3c4c8%26Erdo%C4%9Fan%3A%20%22Bizim%20Erm%C9%99nistana%20qap%C4%B1lar%C4%B1m%C4%B1z%C4%B1%20ba%C4%9Flayaq%20dey%C9%99%20bir%20d%C9%99rdimiz%20yoxdur%22%262020-12-10T16%3A45%3A23.406Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:b4fb6833-0d90-407a-83b6-81fd8e6cbe14&pinned_post_asset_id=5fd250a26f142d02bee3c4c8&pinned_post_type=share |title=Erdoğan: "Bizim Ermənistana qapılarımızı bağlayaq deyə bir dərdimiz yoxdur" |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=BBC Azerbaijani Service |language=az }} Aliyev further noted that Turkish companies will build a road to Shusha, and when the road is ready, he will visit the city with Erdoğan. He added that along with Azerbaijani companies, Turkish companies will also participate in the construction of roads, railways and other infrastructure in the region.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/azeri/live/azerbaijan-55212140?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5fd256185afdc802c37f878d%26%22T%C3%BCrkiy%C9%99%20%C5%9Firk%C9%99tl%C9%99ri%20%C5%9Eu%C5%9Faya%20avtomobil%20yolu%20%C3%A7%C9%99k%C9%99c%C9%99k%22%262020-12-10T17%3A09%3A09.274Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:0a125ab9-1e4d-4142-9312-75b5da9dd712&pinned_post_asset_id=5fd256185afdc802c37f878d&pinned_post_type=share |title="Türkiyə şirkətləri Şuşaya avtomobil yolu çəkəcək" |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=12 December 2020 |work=BBC Azerbaijani Service |language=az }}

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stated that said that an agreement was signed between Azerbaijan and Turkey to simplify travel between the two countries. According to Çavuşoğlu, he signed a document with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, adding that the travel between two countries will soon be done just with ID cards.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/azeri/live/azerbaijan-55212140?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5fd245dac22e7e02e5d56e9e%26Mevl%C3%BCt%20%C3%87avu%C5%9Fo%C4%9Flu%3A%20%22T%C9%99k%20%C5%9F%C9%99xsiyy%C9%99t%20v%C9%99siq%C9%99mizl%C9%99%20s%C9%99yah%C9%99t%20ed%C9%99%20bil%C9%99c%C9%99yik%E2%80%9D%262020-12-10T16%3A07%3A10.585Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:a3a65e3e-d6d0-4e23-a37b-a4a7a582ae81&pinned_post_asset_id=5fd245dac22e7e02e5d56e9e&pinned_post_type=share |title=Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu: "Tək şəxsiyyət vəsiqəmizlə səyahət edə biləcəyik" |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=BBC Azerbaijani Service |language=az }}

International reactions

The Turkish Ministry of National Defence,{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/azeri/live/azerbaijan-55212140?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5fd1d26b5afdc802c37f86c8%26T%C3%BCrkiy%C9%99%20Milli%20M%C3%BCdafi%C9%99%20Nazirliyi%20Bak%C4%B1da%20ke%C3%A7iril%C9%99n%20Z%C9%99f%C9%99r%20parad%C4%B1%20il%C9%99%20ba%C4%9Fl%C4%B1%20Az%C9%99rbaycana%20t%C9%99brik%20%C3%BCnvanlay%C4%B1b%262020-12-10T07%3A49%3A37.133Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:27748f60-a24b-42cb-abbd-7a78c877ddc4&pinned_post_asset_id=5fd1d26b5afdc802c37f86c8&pinned_post_type=share |title=Türkiyə Milli Müdafiə Nazirliyi Bakıda keçirilən Zəfər paradı ilə bağlı Azərbaycana təbrik ünvanlayıb |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=BBC Azerbaijani Service |language=az }} Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş,{{Cite web |url=https://report.az/qarabag/ankaranin-meri-azerbaycanin-zefer-paradi-ile-bagli-paylasim/ |title=Ankaranın meri Azərbaycanın Zəfər paradı ilə bağlı paylaşım edib |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Report Information Agency |language=az }} and Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Mustafa Şentop{{Cite web |url=https://apa.az/az/xarici_siyaset/Turkiy-parlamentinin-sdri-Azrbaycan-xalqini-tbrik-edib-619067 |title=Türkiyə parlamentinin sədri Azərbaycan xalqını təbrik edib |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Azeri Press Agency |language=az }} congratulated Azerbaijan on the parade.

Israeli opera singer Camellia Ioffe organized a concert of Azerbaijani music at the park, during which the musicians dedicated their performance to the Victory Parade in Baku.{{Cite web |url=https://www.azernews.az/nation/173755.html |title=Board member of Int'l Association Israel-Azerbaijan dedicates concert to Victory Parade in Baku [VIDEO] |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=AzerNews |language=en }}

Armenia strongly condemned Ilham Aliyev's statements on its provinces, labelling them "provocative". Also, the spokesperson for the Prime Minister of Armenia, Mane Gevorgyan stated that Erdoğan's "glorification of the ideologies of the Young Turks" was also "strongly condemnable".{{Cite web |first=Siranush |last=Ghazanchyan |url=https://en.armradio.am/2020/12/10/provocative-statements-of-azerbaijani-turkish-leaders-condemnable-spokesperson-for-armenian-pm-says/ |title=Provocative statements of Azerbaijani, Turkish leaders condemnable, Spokesperson for Armenian PM says |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Public Radio of Armenia |language=en-US }} The Armenian ambassador to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia Tigran Mkrtchyan called the parade a "masquerade" in response to the photograph of an Azerbaijani officer making the Grey Wolves sign during the military parade.{{Cite web |first=Siranush |last=Ghazanchyan |url=https://en.armradio.am/2020/12/10/azerbaijani-general-making-the-grey-wolves-sign-during-baku-parade/ |title=Azerbaijani general making the Grey Wolves sign at Baku parade |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Public Radio of Armenia |language=en-US }}

Russian State Duma Deputy Konstantin Zatulin called the parade "an attempt to humiliate" both Armenia and Russia and condemned the attempts of President Aliyev during his speech to draw parallels with the fight against fascism and the operation in Nagorno-Karabakh.{{cite journal |url= https://regnum.ru/news/polit/3139553.html |title= Затулин: парад в Баку — попытка унизить не только Армению, но и Россию |edition= REGNUM News Agency |date= December 2020 |quote= 11 }}

= Poem controversy =

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Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in response to Erdoğan reciting a poem by Soviet Azerbaijani poet Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh referring to the Aras River and the Iranian Azerbaijan, stated that no one was "allowed to talk about beloved Azerbaijan of Iran".{{Cite web |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2020/12/11/2407871/nobody-can-talk-about-iran-s-beloved-azerbaijan-zarif-says/ |title=Nobody Can Talk About Iran's Beloved Azerbaijan, Zarif Says |date=11 December 2020 |access-date=11 December 2020 |work=Tasnim News Agency |language=en }} Iran's former ambassador to Baku, Mohsen Pakaeen, stated that such remarks could raise historical and controversial issues between Azerbaijan and Iran, hurting their relations. Pakaeen also accused Erdoğan of spreading Pan-Turkism. Iranian authorities then summoned Turkey's ambassador to Tehran, and asked for an immediate explanation.{{Cite news |first=Amir |last=Vahdat |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/iran-summons-turkish-ambassador-over-erdogan-remarks-in-baku/2020/12/11/1d661122-3bd0-11eb-aad9-8959227280c4_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216115209/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/iran-summons-turkish-ambassador-over-erdogan-remarks-in-baku/2020/12/11/1d661122-3bd0-11eb-aad9-8959227280c4_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 December 2020 |title=Iran summons Turkish ambassador over Erdogan remarks in Baku |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=11 December 2020 |access-date=12 December 2020 |language=en }}

See also

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