(MENAFN- AzerNews) In order to ensure the implementation of the Decree of the
Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan of 19 July 2023
"On Amendments to the Rules of State Registration of Acts of
Citizenship", approved by the relevant Decree of the Cabinet of
Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan of 31 October 2003, a
Commission of the Presidium of ANAS was established, Azernews reports.
The President of ANAS, academician Isa Habibbeyli addressed the
meeting held for this purpose. Noting that President Ilham Aliyev
has been carrying out purposeful, large-scale, and systematic work
in the direction of West Azerbaijan since December 2022, the
academician noted that decisions have already been taken on the
initiative of the West Azerbaijan community at the level of the UN,
UNESCO and other international organizations of the world, and even
discussions are underway at the level of the European Union. He
noted that the issue of West Azerbaijan, along with its
socio-political, historical, and scientific significance, has
already become part of the negotiation process with Armenia due to
the foresight of President Ilham Aliyev and is de facto a subject
of discussion at the international level.
Isa Habibbeyli said ANAS has responded to the President's calls
regarding West Azerbaijan and has taken systematic decisions in
this direction from the first day. He underlined that large-scale
works have already been carried out and by the decision of the
Presidium of ANAS, the History Department of Western Azerbaijan at
the Bakikhanov Institute of History, the Folklore Department of
Western Azerbaijan at the Institute of Folklore, and the Toponymy
Department at the Nasimi Institute of Linguistics have been
established. Nasimi Institute of Linguistics. At the same time, it
was informed that the Coordinating Council of ANAS on Western
Azerbaijan Studies has been established and several meetings have
already been held, while the work on the dictionary of the
encyclopedia has been continued by the working group established
for the preparation of "Encyclopaedia of Western Azerbaijan". said
that the dictionary will be discussed by the Presidium and the
Coordinating Council on Western Azerbaijan Studies in September. He
also said that the maps available at the Geodesy and Cartography
Agency of the Institute of History and Oriental Studies of ANAS,
the Institute of Geography of the Ministry of Science and
Education, and the Geodesy and Cartography Agency of the Ministry
of Ecology and Natural Resources will be discussed and a unified
decision will be made. Besides, he noted that the Toponymy
Department of the Institute of Linguistics will prepare a
"Collection of Toponyms" reflecting the restoration of the toponyms
changed by Armenians. He informed that the maps available in the
Institute of Geography of the Ministry of Education and Science and
the Agency of Geodesy and Cartography of the Ministry of Ecology
and Natural Resources will be discussed and a unified decision will
be made. Besides, he noted that the Toponymy Department of the
Institute of Linguistics will prepare a "Collection of Toponyms"
reflecting the restoration of the toponyms changed by Armenians. He
informed that the maps available in the Institute of Geography of
the Ministry of Education and Science and the Agency of Geodesy and
Cartography of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources will
be discussed and a unified decision will be made. Besides, he noted
that the Toponymy Department of the Institute of Linguistics will
prepare a "Collection of Toponyms" reflecting the restoration of
the toponyms changed by Armenians.
Academician Isa Habibbeyli informed that these days another
issue related to West Azerbaijan has been put before ANAS. He noted
that the relevant decree signed by the Prime Minister of the
Republic of Azerbaijan Ali Asadov, "Rules of State Registration of
Acts of Citizenship" approved by Decision No. 145 of the Cabinet of
Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 31 October 2003 was
amended and "Rules of State Registration of Acts of Citizenship"
1.5-1 was amended as follows: "When carrying out state registration
of acts of citizenship, births, marriages and deaths to the Civil
Registry Department and Consular Office of the Republic of
Azerbaijan".
The head of ANAS has already said that from now on ANAS will
provide opinions and recommendations for the names of places in the
Republic of Armenia to be recorded in accordance with the
historical toponyms of Azerbaijan during the state registration of
births, marriages, and deaths in the civil status registration
department and consular office, citizenship acts, representation of
the executive power. He noted that the names of places before the
historical toponyms were changed by Armenians will be clarified in
the same form and a conclusion will be given.
After the speech, MP, chairman of the Community of Western
Azerbaijan Aziz Alakbarli expressed gratitude to the leadership of
ANAS for the systematic research conducted in the Academy on
Western Azerbaijan. Aziz Alakbarli said he was born in Garalar
village of Vedi district of West Azerbaijan, and by the decision of
the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR Vedi
district was named Ararat district, and Garalar village was named
Aralez. He noted that since 1935 the historical toponyms belonging
to our people in Western Azerbaijan were subjected to genocide and
systematically changed by Armenians. The head of the community said
that along with toponyms one of the important factors is the
collection of micro toponyms belonging to our people in West
Azerbaijan.
Academicians Arif Hashimov, Govhar Bakhshaliyeva, Professor
Kerim Shukurov, Doctor of Geographical Sciences Zakir Eminov,
Doctor of Philosophy in History Jabi Bahramov, and Doctor of
Philosophy in Philology, Associate Professor Elchin Ismailov spoke
and expressed their opinions and proposals during the
discussions.
Later, a commission chaired by Academician Govhar Bakhshalieva
and Deputy Professor Nadir Mammadli was set up at ANAS to ensure
the implementation of the said decision and provide prompt
conclusions and recommendations.
Speaking at the end, academician Isa Habibbeyli said that today
the main work of the Academy is to promote the ideology of
Azerbaijanism authored by National Leader Heydar Aliyev and
developed by President Ilham Aliyev, guided by the challenges of
the modern era. He said the studies related to West Azerbaijan are
also an important branch of this ideology and are responsibly
carried out by our scientists.