Azerbaijan's liberation of Shushi is possibly the most important military victory in the history of Azerbaijan.

Former US Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza told Trend on Sunday.

“As a result of the liberation of Shushi, Azerbaijan, from a military point of view, controls the commanding heights over Khankendi, as well as the vital path that runs between Armenia and Khankendi. Thus, it can be argued that the military phase is over. The Armenian side may fight in a guerrilla way, but it should simply surrender and save the lives of its soldiers, as well as Azerbaijani soldiers, return to the negotiating table and come to a political peace settlement.

In fact, throughout this war, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made it clear that Azerbaijan does not consider Armenian civilians as enemies, he wants them to stay in their homes if they want to and live together with Azerbaijanis who will return to their homes.. I see this approach as a manifestation of excellent political leadership.

I hope that Azerbaijan will consolidate this victory and then stop hostilities if Armenia stops them and achieves a political settlement of this conflict once and for all.. Pashinyan publicly rejected the basic principles of conflict settlement. He said the old " I think this formula is a complete disaster for Armenia. This is probably the biggest strategic defeat for Armenia, "