(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Qabil Ashirov read more Azerbaijani science, history, and culture-oriented
non-governmental organizations sent a letter of protest against the
"Caucasus Heritage Watch: 2nd special report" prepared with the
support of Cornell and Purdue Universities, as well as the Ford
Foundation. According to Azernews , the report
covered the crimes committed against the material and cultural
heritage of Azerbaijan during the 30-year occupation of Karabakh by
Armenia.
In the protest letter, it was specially mentioned that two of
the specialists in the preparation of "Caucasus Heritage Watch: 2nd
special report" are Armenian of origin, and the others are known
for their pro-Armenian position, and it is noted that the
participation of these persons in the preparation of such a
distorted report is not surprising.
In the letter addressed to the representatives of the mentioned
universities and the Foundation, detailed information about the
occupation of Azerbaijani territories by Armenia and its
consequences was presented. It was stated that if the
representatives of the universities and the Foundation want to
conduct research on this topic in the Karabakh region of
Azerbaijan, they can be helped to create appropriate
conditions.
It is of note that the history of attempts trying to Armenify
the Karabakh region by Armenians goes back thousands of years.
Leafing through a book called The History of Caucasus
Albania written by Movses Kaghankatvatsi in the tenth
century is enough. The book gives detailed information about the
geography and political situation of then-Albania which today is
called Azerbaijan.
Church of Amaras, the church of Aluen, Tsitsernavank Monastery,
Yeghishe Arakyal Monastery, and so on are a few of the heritage of
Christian Albanian architecture.
Movses Kaghankatvatsi specially mentioned the Church of Amaras.
In addition, in the fifth century, the Albanian state held the
church council of Aluen where the first legal Albanian document was
adopted.
In the English version of the book which was translated in the
1960s, it reads that since the book referring to the correspondence
between Armenian and Albanian rulers proves Albania had become
Christians before Armenia, the book was hidden by Armenians and
distorted by taking out several phrases.
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