An Azerbaijani member of parliament regards necessary to translate and publish historical documents in order international community to recognize the Azerbaijani Genocide committed by Armenians in Baku in 1918.
“The Extraordinary Investigation Commission which was formed in summer of 1918 gathered rare documents,” Doctor of Historical Sciences and neutral parliamentarian Jamil Hasanli told Trend News on March 29. “The March events in Baku were published as a collection of documents in the Russian language.”
On March 31, Azerbaijan marks the Day of Azerbaijani Genocide.
In March 1918, the Dashnak-Bolshevik government of Stepan Shaumyan seized the power and committed brutal genocide towards the Azerbaijani people. In March to April innocent Azerbaijanis were slaughtered in Baku, Shamakhi and other regions. In that period Turkey extended a helping hand to Azerbaijan and rescued the Azerbaijani population from being killed one and all by Armenians.
The 31st of March is the memory day of the tragic events in the history of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijani people which took place in the recent hundred years. The scandalous facts of massacre, repressions, eviction of Azerbaijanis from their native land may be considered one of the tragic pages in the world history of the 20th century. This tragic history of the Azerbaijani people reflects the Armenian chauvinism mad about creation of the Great Armenia and not disdaining to use any means to achieve the goal.
According to the decree signed by the Azerbaijani national leader Heydar Aliyev in 1998, March 31 shall be marked as the Day of the Genocide of Azerbaijanis.
Hasanli said that the Emergency Situation Commission’s documents reflect witnesses’ testimonies, generalized reports and lawyer analyses.
“I consider publishing the documents in a foreign language as an important step,” Hasanli said. “I think this process must be continued and the documents must be translated into largely-spread languages for recognizing the March genocide by international community.”
The historian-scientist regards possible to prevent Armenian agitation against Azerbaijanis.