Iran to host conference devoted to historical distortions in Azeri literatureJanuary 19, 2010 - 20:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Numerous materials with false information about Armenia and Armenian pogroms in Azerbaijan published for 20 years in Azerbaijan. These materials represent an Armenian as an enemy, thereby enhancing the image of the enemy among the Azerbaijani people, Vladimir Zakharov, Deputy Director of Caucasian Studies Institute of Moscow State Institute of International Relations told journalists in Yerevan. "In these materials Armenians are presented as the perpetrators of the Armenian pogroms in Sumgait, Baku, and the worst thing is Baku distributes these materials and literature in the West. Why the Armenian side does not respond to these actions, why does not initiate steps in this direction? After all, wrong views are spread in Europe," the political scientist said. Vladimir Zakharov informed that Iran will host a conference devoted to historical distortions in Azerbaijani literature in May this year. On January 13, 1990, the Azerbaijani authorities instigated the Armenian pogroms of Baku. Some 400 Armenians were killed and 200 thousand were exiled in the period of January 13-19. The exact number of those killed was never determined, as no investigation was carried out into the crimes. On the above-mentioned date, a crowd numbering 50 thousand people divided into groups and started "cleaning" the city of Armenians. On January 17, the European Parliament called on EU Council of Foreign Ministers and European Council to protect Armenians and render assistance to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. On January 18, a group of U.S. Senators sent a letter to Mikhail Gorbachev to express concerns over the violence against the Armenian population in Azerbaijan and called for unification of Nagorno Karabakh with Armenia. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |