Azerbaijan, Baku, 12 February / Trend corr. S.Ilhamgizi / Armenians who received Azerbaijani passports in Georgia, came to Azerbaijan to live and work in the country, Sabir Mehtiyev, the head of Georgia is my Motherland organization inthe village of Sadakhli of the Marneul region, stated.
According to Mehtiyev, about 1mln Azerbaijanis lived in Georgia till 1990, but the number made up 702,000 after the election of Michael Saakashvili as the President. At present, the number totals 200,000 to 250,000.
"No Azerbaijanis will remain in Georgia if no changes take place in the country during the next four to five months," Mehtiyev stated.
"The market in the Marneul region of Georgia, where Azerbaijanis worked, was closed and replaced in a village in Armenia as a result of measures taken by Armenians. However, 700 to 800 Azerbaijanis still work in the market, crossing the border daily," Mehtiyev said.
Mehtiyev stated that Armenians living in Marneul purchase Azerbaijani passports and come to Azerbaijan and other countries as well. According to the information, about 400 Armenians by origin live and work in the country. However, according to Armenians living in Georgia, there are 250,000 Armenians living in the territory of Azerbaijan. There are intelligence officers among Armenians sent by Dashnaks to Azerbaijan.
The Azerbaijani National Security Ministry informed Trend that the Ministry takes measures directed against national and state interests of the country. Arif Babayev, the head of the Centre on Public Relations at the Ministry, said that the people who stated that there is intelligence officers among Armenians living in Azerbaijan can submit their facts to the Ministry.
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