2024-08-20 13:34:34
The Council of the Russian-Armenian International “Lazarev Club” and the Institute of CIS Countries (Moscow) issued a joint statement condemning the attitude of Azerbaijan in the context of the decision made by the president of that country on December 30, 2023, which distorts historical facts.
The announcement states:
“The Council of the Russian-Armenian International “Lazarev Club” and the Institute of the CIS countries consider it necessary to make a statement in connection with the decision made by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on December 30, 2023, as stated in that official document, “one of the founders of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan regarding the holding of the 140th anniversary of one of them, the Chairman of the National Council of Azerbaijan, Mamed Emin Rasulzadeh.
“It is obvious to us that this decision of the leadership of Azerbaijan is of a demonstrative nature and testifies to the policy of double standards, which Baku conducts, distorting historical facts. Calling Garegin Nzhdeh, who fought against the Armenian Genocide during the First World War in Armenia and is recognized as a hero by Armenia, a fascist criminal, Azerbaijani propagandists praise Mamed Rasulzadeh, the arch-enemy of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, who consistently cooperated with Pilsudski, Hitler and the pro-American “Enslaved USSR” in Turkey during the post-war period. People’s Liberation Committee”, exaggerate his role, bow before his monuments in Azerbaijan and celebrate his anniversary for the second time in the last 10 years at the state level.
This false attempt to glorify the creator of the Azeri Legion as part of the Nazi army is extremely worrying. Unfortunately, it fits into the logic of the “congratulation of the victors”, which the Azerbaijani authorities continue, against the background of the complete withdrawal of the Armenian population from the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
It is not the first time that we announce that with such behavior the Azerbaijani authorities continue to grow “dragon’s teeth” and compete with Nikol Pashinyan’s government in eradicating the historical memory and Russian influence in the South Caucasus.
Council of “Lazarev Club” and Institute of CIS countries.