30 years have passed since the occupation of Kalbajar district of Azerbaijan.Aghdaban tragedy, which was perpetrated by Armenian armed forces a year before the occupation of Kalbajar, is one of the bloody pages of the aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan.
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Events of 1905-1906
Zangazur is one of large territories of present Armenia where Azerbaijanis historically lived. Basing on scientific sources, historical past Zangazur and its districts in a historical sketch of the Azerbaijanis living in Armenia is given.
This report ascertains among the other things that 4 uyezds of Karabakh differ from other uyezds of Azerbaijani Republic harshly in tested disasters.
The forced relocation of the Armenians to Azerbaijan at the beginning of the 20th century caused the balance in the region to change completely. With the implementation of the “Great Armenia” plan, many events occurred in the Caucasus. The scale of the events increased in 1905-1906 and they did not remain just in Baku, but spread to all of the Caucasus.
With the emergence of independent states – Azerbaijan and Armenia on the political map of the South Caucasus – interethnic clashes between Armenians and Azerbaijanis, which took place for the first time in 1905-1906, grew to the level of interstate conflict.
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).
Inauguration ceremony of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was held
Ilham Aliyev wins presidential election with 92.05 percent of votes VIDEO
President Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva and family members voted in Khankendi VIDEO
Plenary session of 6th Summit of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia gets underway in Astana. President Ilham Aliyev attends the plenary session VIDEO
President Ilham Aliyev was interviewed by Azerbaijani TV channels in Prague VIDEO
