President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has congratulated the personnel of Shusha #1 secondary school on the 180th anniversary, AzerTAj state news agency reported.
The President praised the school's contribution to developing Azerbaijan`s education system and cultural and enlightening history.
The President touched upon Armenia's military aggression against Azerbaijan, noting: "all the economic and social infrastructure - in our occupied lands, including Shusha, our people's source of pride, were destroyed".
The President said the Shusha #1 secondary school was forced to take refuge in Baku since 1992.
The Head of State said the school had been working tirelessly to preserve its pedagogical traditions.