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Where the flag of Azerbaijan is waved, there is no fear or sorrow!

09.11.2018

Waving of our tricoloured flag, which is the symbol of the sovereignty of our state in the sky, above our head creates a sense of pride in every patriot. Because it is clear to everyone how we have raised it to the sky with troubles, distress, coping with pain and fighting.

Even in our recent history there are many examples of this. We can boldly say that the words “The thing that makes a flag is the blood on it...” also expresses our struggle - thousands of martyrs died for our flag in order to raise it. There were hundreds of employees of the internal affairs bodies among them. Today, the police, who watchfully stand guard of the state and laws, endanger his life without hesitation, so that the Motherland would live long, our flag would not go down and our anthem would sound forever!

It is no coincidence that the service of every police officer starts with taking an oath before the flag of Azerbaijan. He takes an oath to follow the laws of Azerbaijan, to protect public order and public safety and, if necessary, not to spare his life. Only then the police start exercising his powers and hence the service of the police becomes a sacred duty from that moment.

The police did not break the oath before their people, nation even once throughout the history. You can see only the example of loyalty to the motherland, the state and love for the flag on any page of the history. We can remember the struggle for Garabagh without going too far.

At that time, the police officers, who had been sent to Garabagh to protect the public order, fought like a soldier in the trenches. As there was no regular army, the main front line of resistance was formed by the police. There is no one who does not know and admit it. Our flag became the flag thanks to the blood of each officer and hero, martyred, wounded in these battles, flowing through the territory of the Motherland...

Remembering the ongoing conflicts within the country even in the early years of our independence is a terrible dream for many people now. Armed groups attempted coups d’etat one after another and chaos dominated across the country. These anti-state conspiracies were a serious threat to its sovereignty and independence. In such a complicated situation, the Azerbaijani police fought decisively against crime, overcame all the difficulties with honour, and finally, achieved the welfare the country has today.

Today, our flag is proudly waved thanks to the officers who lost their lives and were seriously injured in the fight against crime... And where the flag of Azerbaijan is waved, there is no fear or sorrow!

Perhaps, it is possible to call it as settling with history. We do not want to lose our independence which was lost at the beginning of the last century, that’s why we are fighting and struggling. Now it is impossible to bury this independent national state again in the pages of history books and to lower the flag. Because now there is a police, soldier, citizen who protects the state of Azerbaijan, its laws and flag!

President Ilham Aliyev signed an Order on the announcement of the Day of the State Flag in Azerbaijan in 2009. According to the Order, November 9 is celebrated as the Day of the State Flag in Azerbaijan every year and is included in the list of non-working days in the country.

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