"Our position is that while defining the borders, we must consider the history and, of course, the possible maps of the South Caucasus after the Sovietization," said President Ilham Aliyev as he made a speech at the international conference under the motto “South Caucasus: Development and Cooperation” held at ADA University, APA reports.
"We can't just focus on only one map," he said. There have been many maps since 1918 where Yerevan was a part of Azerbaijan. Also before November 1920, when Zangazur was part of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijanis settled on the current Iranian-Armenian border and had nothing to do with the Armenian people. The transfer of Zangazur to Armenia was a decision of the Soviet government in November 1920. But when it was handed over to Armenia, it was not 42 kilometers as it is now, it was a narrow territory. However, later, with various tricks, the Armenians expanded this territory, which is the only border with Iran. Therefore, our position is that we will take all the maps from 1918 or earlier, until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. But, of course, it will be part of the discussions of our joint working group, "he said.
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