Azerbaijani Institute of History supports replacement of history textbooks for secondary schools

New studies and knowledge on the Azerbaijani history should be included in history books, director of the Institute of History of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), MP Yagub Mahmudov said.

He said that fundamental studies on the history of the Irevan Khanate have been recently held.

"In addition, studies have been held on the history of Karabakh and it was proved that the Armenians are not natives of these territories. They moved here after the Russian Empire occupied Azerbaijan. Important documents on the history of Borchali, Derbent and South Azerbaijan have been revealed and these documents must also be included in the textbooks," Mahmudov said.

Today, Azerbaijan excels Armenia in the information war, he said.

"They no longer see themselves as the ancient people of the South Caucasus. Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian said recently that the Azerbaijani historians allegedly distort Armenia’s history. We study and demonstrate our history to all, and they are worried about it," Mahmudov said.


/Trend/