'Armenians are not indigenous people in these lands and they never made up majority not only in Nakhchivan, but also in Yerevan'.
The statement came from academician at Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Vali Aliyev while commenting on Armenian leader’s remarks for Euronews that 'Armenians used to live in Nakhchivan in large numbers. But later the correlation between the number of populations were changed and no Armenian were left there.'
'Yerevan which is populated by Armenians now is a historical land of Turks. Simply, public and political processes in the region back 1918-1920 made their positions stronger. They still want to have Nakhchivan. At that time the Czarist Russia were using them for its own purposes by misleading them. The Czarist Russia was seeking to gain foothold in the South Caucasus. They were trying to control processes with the help of Armenians,' Aliyev added.
'The Armenians failed to understand that they these lands belonged to Turks.'
The academician said the time will come when Armenians will understand that they have made gross mistakes.
'But then it will late. The historical and cultural monuments in Yerevan that Armenians introduce to the world belong to Turks. The traces of Turks are still very well visible in every village, district there,' the academician noted.
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