The Armenians committed a terrible genocide in Azerbaijan and Anatolia at the beginning of the 20th century, head of the Turkish Historical Society Refik Turan said, Trend reports on Feb. 5.
Turan said the Caucasus has a special importance in the world geography.
“The Caucasus for many periods was an arena where the interests of big countries collided,” he added. “Azerbaijan has historically been the closest, fraternal country for Turkey and remains so today.”
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On February 23, 1918, the supreme governing body of the South Caucasus -the Transcaucasian Seim was created.
According to a UNESCO decision, the Mugham of Azerbaijan has been proclaimed a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. In Azerbaijan proper, where the Mugham is perceived as an integral part of a system of fundamental cultural values of the Azerbaijani people, this decision is viewed both as a recognition of the merits by outstanding representatives of the genre and as a desire to attract the attention of the world’s cultural community to this unique heritage.
The book titled “Nagorno Karabakh: facts versus lies” (Нагорный Карабах: факты против лжи) by Arsen Malik-Shahnazarov, advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the so-called Nagorno Karabakh Republic since 1993, was printed in 3,000 copies by Volshebniy Fonar publishing house (Moscow).
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