Leyla Abdullayeva: "Armenian President lied"

"The Armenian president Armen Sarkissian distorted the truth in an interview with RBC TV. He lied about the history, demography, and economic situation of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region."

Report informs, Spokesperson for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Leyla Abdullayeva wrote on Twitter.

"He claimed that more than 1 million Armenians left Azerbaijan in the late 1980s. Fact: According to the 1989 census, 390,505 Armenians lived there," she said.

#Armenia’s President distorted facts in interview to @ru_rbc tv. He lied on history, demography, economic status of #NagornoKarabakh Autonomous Oblast. He said more than 1 mln Armenians left #Azerbaijan in late 1980’s.️Fact: there were 390.505 Armenians according to 1989 census.

— Leyla Abdullayeva (@LAbdullayevaMFA) November 4, 2020