President Ilham Aliyev: Handover of Iravan to Armenia was unforgivable step, treachery and crime

“For centuries, our people have made great sacrifices to protect their rights and to live on their historical lands. Despite this, however, our people were deprived of their native lands at various times in history,” said President Ilham Aliyev in a meeting with a group of intellectuals from Western Azerbaijan, Qazet.az reports according to  AZERTAG.

“The 20th century was associated with great tragedies for our people in this regard. In one of its early decisions, the newly established Azerbaijan Democratic Republic practically presented our historical city, the city of Iravan, to Armenia in 1918. It was an unforgivable step, it was treachery and it was a crime. We all know this very well, and our people should know it too. We must never give way to the distortion of our history,” the head of state said.