Nakhichevan Monuments Destruction ''answered.''

[DominO123]

That this guy hold a master degree defy any comprehention. Does he really think he shot those on the floor? A debate about Nakhichevan become about ''separatists'', ''Khojali'', ''so-called fabricated Armenian Genocide,''... what's more?... Funy phenomen indead.

 

 

AZERBAIJANI STUDENT GIVES FACT-BASED ANSWERS TO SEPARATISTS IN ARMENIAN-ORGANIZED EVENT "MONUMENTS IN NAKHCHIVAN" IN US

 

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan

Nov 2 2007

 

Armenian Diaspora yesterday organized separatist debates on "Monuments

in Nakhchivan" in Harvard University.

 

The only Azerbaijani in the debates, master at Harvard University

Kennedy School of Government:, Bakhtiyar Hajiyev told APA that the

event was financed by Armenian Research Center in the US and an

Armenian company in Canada. Professor of Harvard University for

Armenian research, Armenian Dr. James R. Russel made a keynote

speech. Making "his remarks" on etymology of Nakhchivan he claimed

that "Over 30,000 Armenian monuments were destroyed". Armenian Agram

Ayvaziyan and Steven Sim from Scotland also claimed that "There are

a lot of cultural monuments in Nakhchivan, like in other regions

of Armenia".

 

Ayvaziyan said they even prepared six-seven volume book about

Nakhchivan's history and lead the film shootings.

 

The territory of Nagorno Karabakh was shown as Nagorno Karabakh

Republic on the map on the screen and marked with different color.

 

The territory of Nakhchivan is marked red. The participants even

showed historical Azerbaijani monuments recognized by the world as

Momune Khatun, Khudaferin bridge as Armenian monuments.

 

"They said Azerbaijan misappropriated these monuments and tries to

include them into the list of UNESCO cultural heritage. Armenians

became so angry that they even demanded resignation of UNESCO Secretary

General and expressed their discontent that the world community does

not react to them," he said.

 

Steven Sim from Scotland was called "the person who last witnessed the

monuments in Nakhchivan". The Armenian, nervous about the brotherhood

of Turkey and Azerbaijan, said that he had taken photos of the

establishments of strategic importance.

 

"Following this, he began to show the ram-like figures as Armenian

monuments. There was writing in Arabic on one of the figures. I asked

when Armenians used Arabic alphabet. Confused with the question,

Sim said he also took the photos of Azerbaijani and Seljuk monuments

when he was in Nakhchivan and this photo was mistakenly copied to the

disc. He confessed that these figures do not belong to Armenians,"

he said.

 

Our compatriot, who wanted to express his position, met with Armenians'

severe reaction. Bakhtiyar Hajiyev said he tolerated two-hour speeches

of Armenians and regretted that they were not polite enough to listen

to him for two minutes.

 

"What culture are you speaking about, if you can not do it? I asked

them. Harvard University Davis Center was one of the organizers of

the event, and as the student of the university I have the right to

express my position and ask a question. Only after that, the presenter

of the event spoke with Ayvaziyan and said: "Please, express your

opinion briefly, ask your short question. I have the right interrupt

you in any time," he said.

 

I mentioned Armenian youth's speech on forgetting Nagorno Karabakh

conflict and Nakhchivan's being related to Armenia in one of

international events several years ago and stated that we know

that these events are held purposely. I said that it is not first

time that Armenians present several issues and areas not concerning

them as their own. They steal our meals, musical instruments, songs,

everything. Then I showed the auditory article published in "V Novom

Svete" newspaper" in New York and children's photos there as the

last sample of Armenian falsification. Though these are Azerbaijani

children's photos killed during Khojaly genocide, they presented it

as the photos of the children killed during the so-called Armenian

genocide and underlined that though our Diaspora and Embassy appealed,

newspaper leadership did not refute regarding these photos.

 

When I started to speak about massacres committed by Armenians in

Khojaly they protested again, but I asked Russell why he spreads false

information as a professor of Harvard University using his image,

why academician directs people to false side?

 

Russell thought that I intended something about historical facts when

I said "false information" and said "I am historian, not political

figure. There is a history in everything I present, is not it so?"

 

"Nagorno Karabakh Republic" was written in the map you used. And

you pretended that this map concerned B.C.. Was there any Nagorno

Karabakh Republic B.C.? Is it a historical fact? There was not country

named Nagorno Karabakh Republic in the history and it will never be,"

I replied.

 

Noise started in the salon again. Steven Sim calmed auditory and asked

"Do you admit your country leadership's destructing Armenian monuments

in Nakhchivan as a student and clever person?"

 

"As a clever man I prefer information source. If professor who took a

photo of prohibited buildings, violates rules of the country he visits

and speaks proudly in front of such auditory says it, naturally I

can not believe to what he said. If you want to know our country's

position and historical facts, I can give you information covers

prepared by Azerbaijani Embassy in America and Foreign Ministry,"

I said that and distributed covers to participants.

 

I got acquainted with a youth who stated that he is a journalist at

the beginning of the meeting. I asked him to send me photos they took

in the meeting. I wanted to give my e-mail address to that boy. But

the boy "don't you see that I work for Armenian newspaper? Why did

you do it? You came here to spoil everything, did not you?" said and

moved to tears. I asked whether he will send photos or not and he

started to cry.

 

Hajiyev stated that official opening of the exhibition will be held

today. We will also react in any form when Azerbaijani students

studying in Boston will negotiate with Davis Center where the

exhibition will be held.

 

Hajiyev also mentioned that Armenians started their propagations on

the so-called Armenian genocide in academic circles, Universities.

 

"Then this issue was debated in the level of Foreign Affairs Committee

of the Congress. Most of the teachers of Harvard University gave

directions to people in Congress and representatives of White House,

state representatives in various themes. Armenians try to contact

with influential professors. Therefore we should start investigation

programs regarding Azerbaijan in such Universities, have intercourse

with these Universities, and achieve our students' to study in such

Universities," he said.

 

http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=38389

 

[Lev7]

was this written by a 2 year old?

[Stormig]

It's written by the Azeri Press Agency. The Bakhtiyar Hajiyev might not even exist.

[Bakhtiyar]

The Bakhtiyar Hajiyev might not even exist.

 

I am Bakhtiyar Hajiyev and I exist. You always prefer to deny existence of people, facts and create your own "fact"s. why do you think that Azerbaijani Press Agency should use a fake name? Is it how you do in Armenia?

 

[Stormig]

I am Bakhtiyar Hajiyev and I exist. You always prefer to deny existence of people, facts and create your own "fact"s. why do you think that Azerbaijani Press Agency should use a fake name? Is it how you do in Armenia?

No, the title there belongs to the sort of vermins of the earth who would deny the existence of a sea of khatchkars by getting anal retentive about ram tombstones being Azeri instead of Armenian because someone violated backward rules banning photography in their half-arse country.

[DominO123]

I am Bakhtiyar Hajiyev and I exist. You always prefer to deny existence of people, facts and create your own "fact"s. why do you think that Azerbaijani Press Agency should use a fake name? Is it how you do in Armenia?

 

How you implied that Stormig was even from Armenia, yet alone an Armenian? Is it how you conduct your investigation?

Edited November 7, 2007 by Domino

[irlandahay]

Where do you get this "info" of yours?

 

We stole your musical instruments? We have Duduk and you have duduki which is an exact replica of ours.

There are depictions from the middle ages of Armenians playing Duduk and there were Armenians from giligia that would play at european courts. where is your "evidence"? We stole your songs? which ones? we stole your food? thanks but we dont eat cow dung

 

The fact of the matter is we stole nothing but YOU did. Our culture is over 6000 years old, and yours? oh about 85 years now?

 

oh and a couple hundred people killed in a battle does not constitute genocide, its called collateral damage!

 

Hails

 

[nygirl]

Someone who (I was astonished to hear) was banned by the owner of HyeForum from posting here, says he may respond to Bakhtiyar Hajiyev's "report". If so, I will use my account to post that response.

 

Here is the response:

 

 

Bakhtiyar Hajiyev claims he wrote that official Azeri press release – however, when asked about it in person he denied writing it. When the numerous errors within the report were pointed out to him, he admitted there were errors but explained he had phoned in his “report” to the Azeri embassy which then gave his words to an un-named reporter to be re-written and released as an official press release.

 

Hajiyev claims to have asked questions at the meeting on Nov 2nd 2007. In reality, rather than asking a question, Hajiyev attempted to stand up at the podium and make a speech about Nagorno Karabagh. He was then asked to behave like everyone else in the audience: in other words, to return to his seat and from there ask a question that was about the subject of the meeting (the destruction of Armenian monuments in Nakhchivan). Although Hajiyev did return to his seat he continued to make the same speech, this time accompanied by a personal attack on Professor Russell. At that he was asked to stop speaking, though was allowed to remain at the meeting. Professor Russell gave a strongly worded reply about the crass stupidity of Hajiyev's words - after which Hajiyev appeared a bit deflated. In an attempt to obtain some sort of constructive comment from Hajiyev, he was asked if he had ever been to Nakhchivan. When he replied that he had, he was then asked to give his opinion about the photographic evidence of the destructions. However, Hajiyev refused to say anything more, excusing himself by explaining that he wasn't an expert on the subject and that he had now to leave the meeting "for a party". Perhaps we should be charitable and blame the inventions within his report on whatever substances he consumed at that party.

 

As for the rest of the content in his so-called report, there is no such organisation as the "Armenian Research Center", the exhibition's sponsor is not an Armenian company, and Professor Russell is not Armenian!

 

At the meeting the Momine Hatun monument was expressly identified as being Islamic. This was done because the mausoleum was being shown in the context of revealing UNESCO’s complicity through its deliberate inactivity in investigating Azerbaijan’s cultural genocide in Nakhchivan. Azerbaijan wants the Momine Hatun mausoleum to be included in UNESCO's list of World monuments, and in 2006 a UNESCO investigator actually came to Nakhchivan to assess the monument’s suitability. Although Julfa is only 40 minutes away from Nakhchivan city, that UNESCO inspector made no attempt to visit the site of the destroyed graveyard. The Muslim identity of some of the ram-shaped gravestones used as park ornaments in Nakhchivan city was also expressly pointed out. They were being shown as examples of the culture influences shared by Nakhchivan's Muslim and Christian populations - revealing that at Julfa Azerbaijan has destroyed objects that are as much connected to Azeri-Turkish culture as to Armenian culture.

 

In the report, Hajiyev is claimed to be a "master" at Harvard University, but he is not – he is just a first year student! He also appears to be the same Bakhtiyar Hajiyev who was "arrested" in Baku early in 2007 during a protest against rising oil prices, and was then quickly released without charge and allowed to leave Azerbaijan to enroll at Harvard. It is doubtful that someone who can afford Harvard college fees is going to worry much about fuel prices - so he was probably a paid informant even back in Baku, and has been placed at Harvard by the Azeri government.

 

There is one small piece of truth in Hajiyev's report. Photographs of the now empty sites of destroyed medieval churches and graveyards in Nakhchivan do show "establishments of strategic importance" because revealing their existence reveals the extent of Azerbaijan’s crimes against World culture and how unfit it is to be counted as a civilized nation.

Edited November 13, 2007 by nygirl