Al Diyar newspaper publishes interview with Azerbaijani Ambassador
Amman, January 20, AZERTAC
Jordan-based Al Diyar newspaper has published an interview with Azerbaijani Ambassador Sabir Aghabayov, who remembers the Black January events of 1990.
In the interview, the Ambassador strongly condemns the massacre of Azerbaijani civilians committed 25 years ago, calling it “one of the bloodiest crimes of the Soviet leadership in an attempt to save the empire”. He notes that Soviet troops with support of tanks, helicopters and navy stormed the city, indiscriminately killing unarmed inhabitants, including women, children, and the elderly. Mr. Aghabayov says the 20th of January is a day, “which went down in the history as the struggle for the freedom and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, and as a heroism page.”
Ambassador also gives a brief history of the events that led to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, occupation of Azerbaijan`s lands by Armenia, and the emergence of over one million refugees and IDPs in Azerbaijan.
The Ambassador also touches upon Azerbaijan-Jordan relations, stressing the role of “sincere contacts” between the heads of state, and also highlights Azerbaijan`s achievements over the years of independence.
Asya Hajizade
Special Correspondent
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