In 1920, Turkish-Azerbaijani militias massacred the Armenian population: Human rights defender comments on the Prime Minister's statement
Human rights defender Avetik Ishkhanyan.
"IS IT A MARTYRDOM OF STUPIDITY, OR...? As I said, I cannot listen or watch the so-called dictator-premier. I just read his latest 'flash of thought' delivered in the National Assembly: 'Shushi had 90% or more Azerbaijani population before the conflict and liberation. Do you want to say that Shushi, with its 90% or more Azerbaijani population, is Armenian in its status?' I could not have imagined such, forgive me, stupidity. In other words, forgive me, 'Shushi was a dull and unfortunate city,' after such delirium, it is probably no longer surprising how much further we can be shocked.
In any case, it is interesting, from what year does this semi-literate premier count the population of Shushi? The true cultural center of eastern Armenia was Shushi, where schools, theaters, and printing houses operated. In 1920, Turkish-Azerbaijani militias massacred the Armenian population and set Shushi on fire. It was only in 1923 that Shushi began to be populated by Azerbaijanis, even though the ruins of the Armenian neighborhoods remained until the 1960s.
And why is he counting from 1923 to 1992, and not before or after that? And what, soon will Hadrut also be on the same level for the premier? Besides, if his colleague Aliyev 'proves' that before 1828 the majority of Yerevan's population were not Armenians, what will follow from that?
Yes, today there are no Armenians living in Van, Sasun, or Kars. Forget about the 'proud' history of Armenia. For this individual, the concept of homeland does not exist.
And the most astonishing thing is that after all this, the opposition figures who labeled the premier as a 'traitor' do not boycott him but rather ask him questions with serious faces."