Azerbaijani government still suffer from the bitter results of indifference of the international arena to the Armenian nonsense throughout the history.
However, Azerbaijani historians, world-known politicians and investigators lately managed to expose Armenian falsification. That our disgraced neighbors do not give an opportunity to the world scientists for investigation on these issues by using all possible means during 20th century, that they have not disclosed their archive to the historians yet, derive from the fear to be exposure. As viruses that internally eats the entire organism, the Armenians try to enforce their chauvinist, extremist and separatist interests when any country is weak and uncoordinated.
If we glance at the history, we can witness that the Armenians tried to occupy Azerbaijani lands in 1905, 1918 or 1988 remaining loyal to their disgusting traditions and masterly utilizing the situations. But without assistance, the Armenians who do not have statehood traditions, whose origin is unknown, could have never managed to occupy the lands of Azerbaijan who have an ancient and wealthy culture, statehood traditions. That the northern part of Azerbaijan was occupied by Russia in the beginning of the XIX century and later ten thousands of Armenians were moved here from Iran and Turkey as a result of aggressive policy of tsarist regime, that the Soviet Republic of Armenia was established thanks to historical Azerbaijani lands after the Bolsheviks come to power in Russia in the beginning of XX century is a visual evidence for that.
Tempted more, Dashnak Armenian nationalists continued their territorial claims against Azerbaijan and former USSR administration was their intercessor. An autonomy was provided to Nagorno Karabakh in parallel with the processes to establish Transcaucasia Federation and USSR. Azerbaijan Central Executive Committee adopted a decree on “Establishing Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Province” on July 7, 1923 under the request and preliminary defined proposal of the Committee of Transcaucasian Countries. Historical facts were distorted in the decree and the necessity for providing autonomy was not justified sufficiently and legal and political perversion was made. So the expressions that can be interpreted in different ways, were used instead of affirmation of establishment of Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Province out of Azerbaijani lands as an integral part of it. Since then “Nagorno Karabakh” concept gained not only geographical but also political importance and the Armenians started new, large-scale and disgusting actions to possess Nagorno Karabakh.
Karabakh, the ancient and integral part of Azerbaijan was purposefully divided into lower and upper parts and the Armenians who were later settled in the upper part of Karabakh, were provided with autonomy status with the support of the Bolsheviks. The point is that, this was done without considering opinions of the Azerbaijanis living in Nagorno Karabakh, roughly violating their rights and without relevant opinion poll. While thinking all these, we can willingly or unwillingly witness one more time that what insidious efforts were made to falsify Azerbaijani history.
Unfortunately, some scientists of chauvinist empire supported those efforts with their nonobjective positions. Referring to the Armenian historians those authors write that Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Province was established in 1923 and as if referendum was held to define which soviet republic should this territory belong to whether Armenia or Azerbaijan. Later it was stated that the majority of the correspondents agreed that Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Province should belong to Azerbaijan SSR considering geographical position and economic relations.
Although Nagorno Karabakh is an ancient and historical land of Azerbaijan, conducting of the referendum only among the Armenians,unfairly, unequal and results of which was defined in advance, was a historical fixation. If we address to the world history, it is possible to see that Nazi Germany also used this kind of referendums from time to time. The referendum held in 1938 to combine Austria to Germany can be an example for that. Hit¬ler submitted the issue for referendum after he has enforced all necessary aggressive measures. In order to get Anschluss - "people sanction" polling was held not only in Austria but also in whole Germany and in this unequal polling the votes from Germany was definitely supposed to prevail that of Austria.
Historical facts can be concluded that the false referendum held by the Armenians beginning from Lenin is similar to the referendum held in Nazi Germany. But differing from Germany the referendum in Nagorno Karabakh did not cover whole Azerbaijani nation or at least Nagorno Karabakh province but the population of the region consisting of the Armenians only. But according to right results of long discussions at high level administrations it was proved once more that Nagorno Karabakh is a historical land of Azerbaijan. It is interesting that, referendum is discussed also in modern times due to Armenian instigation.
There is an important question: Is there nowadays in the world any unitary republic that includes changes of state borders into referendum? It cannot be observed neither in unitary even not in federative republics (Although federation is found under union of independent states).It is very interesting to know if USA, Russia, Sweden and other states would let any of their fellows to hold a referendum and become independent? Historical facts show that, never! According to the 3rd section of clause 11 of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan state borders might be changed only by free decision of its people made by way of referendum declared by Milli Majlis.
The most important is that this referendum excludes the question that our state may give any part of its territory to anybody.The territory of the Azerbaijan Republic may not be estranged and the referendum specified in the 3rd section of the clause 11 of Basic Law serves for protection of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijani state. Unfortunately, even though the international organizations that nowadays speak about democracy and human rights, big states that call themselves a herald of democracy and human rights in the world, recognize Armenia as an aggressor country as a result of the successful external policy of Azerbaijani government, they are still indecisive on this issue and apply double standard.
While they are convicting some countries almost in authoritarianism or totalitarianism in the light of violations facts of human rights in different countries, they show undecidedness in front of facts of violation of sovereign rights of Azerbaijani people. In spite of all the difficulties, people are sure that our lands will be liberated under the leadership of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev - a worthy successor of the political course of the great leader Heydar Aliyev and power of Azerbaijani people will be ensured in the whole territory of our state.
Suleymanov J. is the Head of “Theory of State and Law” department of the Police Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan Republic, honored teacher, senior lecturer, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, police colonel
