From the speech of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at the nationwide festivities on the occasion of Novruz holiday in Baku

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From the speech of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at the nationwide festivities on the occasion of Novruz holiday in Baku

19 March 2013

The Armenian state has been created on Azerbaijani territories. The Iravan Khanate, Zangezur, Goycha – all of these are our historical lands. The fact that in 1918 the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan conceded Iravan to Armenia is something that should never be forgotten. This is a historical fact.