First of all, it should be noted that the President stressed the importance of preserving the purity of the Azerbaijani language, which is a means of communication for more than 50 million people around the world. Indeed, the Azerbaijani language, along with other components of our national and cultural heritage, has been one of the main factors shaping us as a nation, a people for centuries. It is no coincidence that the national leader Heydar Aliyev in his speeches always called for the protection of the purity of the Azerbaijani language, emphasizing the special independent position of our language in the family of Turkic languages. Today, the preservation and development of the Azerbaijani language must also be assessed as the protection of our independence, the traditions of a single statehood and our national unity. That is why the President of the country highlighted the thoughtful and purposeful steps in this direction as one of the priority issues.

One of the main issues analyzed in detail in the speech of President Ilham Aliyev was the work to be done to restore and protect historical, cultural and religious monuments located in our liberated territories. In general, Azerbaijan is a country rich in historical monuments. Almost all of these monuments enrich the cultural heritage not only of us, but of all mankind. It is known that the Maiden's Tower, Icheri Sheher, Shirvanshahs Palace Complex, as well as some architectural monuments located in other regions are world famous and are included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List. There are also many ancient temples of Islam, Christianity and Judaism in our country. This shows that the principles of tolerance that our people, as well as its bearers, have ancient roots in Azerbaijan. Today, in our country, along with the VIII century Shamakhi Juma Mosque, one of the oldest mosques in the world, there is also the Kish Church, which belongs to the Christian religion. The liberated Khudavang Church has been handed over to its owners, the Udi living in Azerbaijan. The Church of Nice, a Caucasian Albanian church renovated by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, was opened during the war. Today, the protection of all cultural and religious monuments in our country is always in the focus of our state. Many historical monuments have been restored so far on the initiative of President Ilham Aliyev. In particular, Russian-Orthodox churches, synagogues, Catholic churches, Georgian churches, Armenian church in Baku are all protected by the state. However, as noted by the President in his speech, so far more than sixty mosques have been destroyed in the occupied and liberated lands, and no one is reacting. No international organization condemns Armenia. Of course, this situation cannot remain the same. In the coming days, at the invitation of the Azerbaijani government, the ICESCO mission and the relevant expert group will carry out a mission to destroy Muslim monuments in the Karabakh region by Armenians and inform the world community about these acts of vandalism. Thus, in his speech, the President stressed the importance of paying special attention to historical, cultural and religious monuments, noting that this area is of exceptional importance for our national culture.

It should also be noted that President Ilham Aliyev once again expressed the will of all the people by declaring the city of Shusha, the crown of Azerbaijani culture, the capital of Azerbaijani culture. It is safe to say that in a very short time, our foreign guests will be participants and spectators of the traditional Vagif Poetry Days and the Foreign Nightingale Festival in Shusha. In his speech, the head of state spoke about such cultural projects that will serve to further enhance the international prestige and strengthen the image of our country, noting that Azerbaijan has always made invaluable contributions to world cultural heritage.

It should be noted that the announcement of 2021 in Azerbaijan as the "Year of Nizami Ganjavi" by President Ilham Aliyev is a decision of great importance not only for our country, but in fact for the entire cultural international community. At the same time, this step is the embodiment of the high attention paid by the head of state to the literature and cultural heritage of Azerbaijan.