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Armenian scholar confesses in exhibition in US â€œArmenian monuments in Nakhchivanâ€ that Momune Khatun is not Armenian monument

03 November 2007 08:59 (UTC +04:00)

Saida Suleymanova told APA that the exhibition did not arouse great interest in the university. The attendees were mainly Azerbaijanis and Armenians. Armenians claimed that Iosif Stalin gave Nagorno Karabakh to Azerbaijan in 1921. But Suleymanova said she is familiar with the original document, it does not envisage giving the region to Azerbaijan. It confirms that the region remains as part of Azerbaijan.
Old Armenian professor Agram Ayvazyanâ€™s response was absurd.
â€œYou are quite right. But in fact Karabakh was given to Azerbaijan according to this order,â€ he said.
Inseparable part of Azerbaijan - Nagorno Karabakh was shown as a â€œrepublicâ€ in one of the stands at the exhibition.
Though student Bakhtiyar Hajiyev said this republic does not exist and is not recognized by the international community, James R. Russell, Harvard University Professor of Armenian Studies said that he as an individual recognizes Nagorno Karabakh. Azerbaijani student said he will appeal to the university leadership concerning this issue, Russell said that he is professor and US citizen and Bakhtiyar is a citizen of another country and a foreign student, so he can do nothing about it.
James R. Russell making a keynote speech in the exhibition spoke about the etymology of Nakhchivan and Armenian monuments in Nakhchivan. He said that Azerbaijan destructs Armenian monuments in Nakhchivan. All his speech was against Azerbaijan and he touched upon Sumgayit events, Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijan and Turkeyâ€™s killing Christian Armenians and so on. He dedicated a part of his speech to facts sounded by Hajiyev regarding Nakhchivan a day before.
Armenians have already refrained from presenting Momina Khatun tomb as Armenian monument. Bakhtiyar Hajiyev said that he asked opinion of Agram Ayvazyan on this issue and he said that if photo of that monument was here, Azerbaijani students would have asked why that monument was presented as Armenian monuments.
â€œHis reply was that Momina Khatun is not Armenian monument and if its photo was here today, you would ask why this monument is here. He confessed that Momina Khatun was not Armenian monument and it remained from Saljug period after specifying our question for several times,â€ he said.
Following this, Armenians presented Khudafarin bridge as â€œAzaâ€ bridge, Ilan Mountain as Odzasar Mountain.
Bakhtiyar Hajiyev said that few Americans attended the event. Some of them represented teacher staff of the University. Teachers stated that they will help Azerbaijanis to hold their exhibition regarding Nakhchivan after witnessing simplicity of their reply, Armeniansâ€™ speaking rudely to Azeri students.
Azerbaijani Embassy in US has already sent objection letter to Davis Center regarding the exhibition. The Embassy also presented proper documents reflecting historical realities to the students. /APA/