Azerbaijan, Baku, 30 March / corr. Trend S. Ilhamgizi/ The intentions of the ruling circles of Armenia to occupy Azerbaijani lands destabilize the situation in the South Caucasus region, said Elnur Aslanov, Head of the Political Analysis and Dataware Department of the Presidential Administration during International Conference History As Is in Baku. The two-day conference is dedicated to the Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis, 31 March.
According to Aslanov, the strategic significance of Azerbaijan has always called the attention of a number of countries who tried to master the country, its history and culture.
According to Aslanov, who occupied Azerbaijani territories and repeatedly committed genocide against Azerbaijanis are introducing themselves as victims. "It is inconceivable provocation. The historians of other countries as well have written about atrocities of Armenians against Azerbaijanis committed during the genocide. It means those facts have been established not only by Azerbaijanis themselves. However, the false Armenian propaganda has formed a wrong opinion in several countries who as a result have recognized the false Armenian genocide," he said.
Bahar Muradova, the vice-speaker of Azerbaijani parliament said that Armenia is not able to compete with Azerbaijan in any issue, but we must save our face and demonstrate our peaceful intentions toward those who are our enemies," Murdova said.
The book Acknowledgments of Armenian Elite was presented during the Conference and a film on the genocide committed on 31 March 1918 was demonstrated.
1918, Armenians committed a genocide in Azerbaijan. Tens of thousands of civilians were murdered by violent means in a number of towns of the country.