US EditionAliyev Condemns Killing of Azerbaijanis in Russia, Calls 1920 Soviet Takeover an “Occupation”
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliev, told Al-Arabiya in an interview that in 1920 "the Russian army invaded Azerbaijan and occupied the country".
Aliyev Condemns Killing of Azerbaijanis in Russia, Calls 1920 Soviet Takeover an “Occupation”
In an interview with Al Arabiya, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev called the killing of Azerbaijani citizens in Russia an “unprecedented act” and described the country’s incorporation into the USSR in 1920 as an occupation. The interview took place on August 26. Aliyev commented for the first time on recent raids against Azerbaijanis in Russia, which left two citizens dead, calling the attacks “unprecedented.” He also signaled that Baku is st…
The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliev, gave a 23-minute interview to Al-Arabiya.
Speaking to Saudi Arabia’s Al-Arabiya TV channel, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev discussed several issues. He openly stated that the Russian army occupied the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in 1920. According to Aliyev, the result of Moscow’s policy is the issue of the Zangezur Corridor, which led to a military confrontation with Armenia and the Karabakh War. “In 1917, when the Russian Empire collapsed, the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was…
Azerbaijani president says Russia ‘invaded and occupied’ the country as it incorporated it into Soviet Union — Novaya Gazeta Europe
In a fresh instance of deteriorating relations between Moscow and Baku, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said Russia had “invaded and occupied” Azerbaijan in 1920 as it established what would later become the Soviet Union.
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