Armenian professor, deputy director of Armenian Agency on Protection of Historical and Cultural Environment Agram Ayvazyan claimed at the opening ceremony that there were 27,000 Armenian monuments, churches and graves in the present territory of Nakhchivan and even claimed that one of the 13 Armenian churches here was built 2000 years ago.
Asked by APA’s US bureau correspondent why he did not speak about Alban churches in Nakhchivan Ayvazyan did not answer for some time and later:
“Maybe the churches, which Armenians claimed to be theirs, belonged to Albans,†said.
Ayvazyan said that one of the churches was destructed in the framework of struggle of Soviet Union to religion. Ayvazyan replying to the question of one of the Azerbaijanis “you did not find evidence proving that castle writings, earthenware belong to Armenians said that there is no need to those facts. He sounded the same answer while replying to the question regarding Khudaferin Bridge.
Glendale is the biggest city of America where the largest Armenian community lives, but no 80-100 Armenians attended the event. No any foreign guest participated in the event except 6 Azerbaijanis, therefore Armenians started the event in their native language at first. After question of Azerbaijanis interpreter was presented to Ayvazyan.
Armenians held the analogical event not long ago. The event was not success after interference of Azerbaijani students. /APA/