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    Historian says Sumgait crime was the result of Azerbaijan's policy on
    ethnic cleansing

    14:22, 28 February, 2015


    YEREVAN, 28 FEBRUARY, ARMENPRESS. The Sumgait crime was the result of
    Azerbaijan's policy on ethnic cleansing. "Azerbaijan had been leading
    a policy on ethnic cleansing against ethnic minorities residing in the
    country for years, and the Sumgait Pogrom was the result of that
    policy," historian Gevorg Melkonyan said during a February 28 press
    conference, as "Armenpress" reports.

    Melkonyan mentioned that the crime of Sumgait showed three things.
    "Firstly, the Sumgait Pogrom reinforced in Armenians the conviction
    that if Artsakh hadn't struggled, it would have been emptied of
    Armenians, just like Nakhichevan. Secondly, Azerbaijan isn't ready to
    accept the principle of self-determination of nations. Thirdly, as the
    years go by, ethnic minorities residing in Azerbaijan will be subject
    to ethnic cleansing," Melkonyan underscored.

    Touching upon the international condemnation of the Sumgait pogrom, he
    noted that Armenia can use the facts at its disposal to raise that
    issue at the international level.


    http://armenpress.am/eng/news/795908/historian-says-sumgait-crime-was-the-result-of-azerbaijan%E2%80%99s-policy-on-ethnic-cleansing.html

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