Today.Az » Politics » Azerbaijani FM urges citizens to be active for correction of Google Earth
17 August 2011 [17:30] - Today.Az
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry calls on citizens to be active in the issue of specifying the names of Azerbaijani origin, especially in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, First Secretary of the Foreign Ministry Spokesman Elman Abdullayev said.
"The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry always keeps this issue in the focus and coordinates with the embassies accredited in foreign countries," Abdullayev said.
Azerbaijan’s occupied territories are shown under the Armenian names on the maps of Google Earth. The regional centers Khankendi and Khojavand located in Nagorno-Karabakh were shown under the Armenian toponyms. The names of Jabrayil, Fizuli Agdere, Gubadli, Agdam, Zangilan, Kalbajar and the Lachin regional center were also changed.
Abdullayev said the country's foreign ministry has already given instructions to the embassies in connection with this issue.
"I would like to note that Google is open to users and Azerbaijani citizens, representatives of media and Azerbaijanis residing abroad can submit their recommendations and put pictures and names of Azerbaijani towns and villages and, of course, make changes and adds in such a programs," he added.
"Therefore, we urge our citizens to actively participate in this issue and make their own changes and additions," he said.
/Trend/
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