Baku, February 16 (AZERTAC). Pakistan-based “The News International” and “Daily Times” newspapers have published articles on settlement of Armenians in the Azerbaijani lands and deportation of Azerbaijanis from these territories.

According to the article, entitled “Capital of Armenia - historical Azerbaijan city”, published in “The News International”, “deliberate attempts made by Armenian historians to counterfeit emergence of the Erevan were not successful until 1950. In 1950 Soviet-Armenian archaeologists found a stone flag at the foot of the Arin-Berd hill, according to which Erebuni (nowadays close to Erevan) was found by the king of Urartu Argishti I.

The article goes on to say “in reality, according to historical facts Iravan was founded at the beginning of 16th century as a forward base by Shah Ismail of Azerbaijani Safafid Empire along the border with Ottoman Empire. In order to prevent advancements of adversary troops towards the East, Shah Ismail I in 1515 ordered to construct a castle next to the River Zengi. Revan-Khuli Khan was entrusted with the task. Name of the castle Revan-kala (meaning Revan`s castle) originates from his name and consequently became Revan and then Irevan.”

The article says “immediately, after Turkmenchay Treaty (between Russia and Iran) Czar Nicolai I issued a degree on 21 March 1828 according to which “Armenian oblast” was created consisting lands of Iravan and Nakhichevan khanates and at the time of inclusion population of the Iravan City comprised 7331 Azeris and 2369 Armenians. Since Azerbaijan`s occupation in 1828, Armenians were resettled from Iran totalled 50,000 and from Turkey totalled 90,000 in Azerbaijani lands — the khanates of Irevan (now Yerevan), Karabakh and Nakhchivan.”

Another article entitled “Seeds of animosity in Caucasus” has been published in “Daily Times” newspaper by Saeed Minhas.

The article says “...During the Soviet era, Armenians continued their traditional method of expelling the Azeri from the Armenian SSR and extension of their lands at the expense of the neighbours. For this purpose, Armenians living both in Armenia and abroad showed conformity of actions, which was an indication of the existence of the absurd idea of `Greater Armenia`.

According to the author “Armenia, with its policy of survival, actually became a single nation state and the Dashnag`s idea of `Armenia without Azeris` became a reality. As is stated by the makers of Armenian history, in former times Iravan, nowadays Erevan, is the “twelfth capital of Armenia”. On October 10, 2010, the Armenians observed the 2,792nd anniversary of Erevan. Despite its ancient age, one wouldn`t call it an `oldster` because, in reality, even the oldest Armenian city has no history more than 100 years. After all said and done, let`s ask ourselves: Do Armenians have the right to call Erevan, the final “capital of Armenia”?”

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