The decision of the Soviet government in November 1920 to separate West Zangazur, Azerbaijan's historical land, from Azerbaijan and hand it over to Armenia led to the geographical separation of the Turkic world, said President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev as he addressed the Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States in Ankara, Report informs via AZERTAC.
"By 1991, all Azerbaijanis were driven out forcefully of the territory of present-day Armenia," the head of state said.
“As in Karabakh and East Zangazur, Armenia has also destroyed our cultural heritage, mosques and historical sites in present-day Armenia – in Western Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani community has repeatedly appealed to UNESCO to send a fact-finding mission to monitor the Azerbaijani people's cultural heritage in present-day Armenia and expects a positive response from UNESCO,” the head of state added.