Baku TV falsely presents ancient Armenian church as ‘Turkish-Christian heritage

Azerbaijan is taking concrete steps in its plan to occupy Armenia, the Tatoyan Foundation has warned.

On Wednesday, pro-government Baku TV falsely presented the ancient Armenian Harichavank Monastery located in Armenia’s Shirak Province as a “Turkish-Christian cultural heritage” of the 5th century belonging to Azerbaijan.

“Can you imagine to what degree the Azerbaijani government has deepened its aggressive policy towards Armenia, i.e. it is not enough that the state “Azerbaijan” existed in the 5th century, they also had Christian monastic complexes?” the Tatoyan Foundation said in a social media post.

“In that video, a whole false story is invented, as if the Artik community of Armenia is a part of the so-called “Western Azerbaijan”. The video is based on false stories that “West Azerbaijanis should be settled in Armenia”, the real goal of which is the occupation of Armenia and the Armenian thousand-year history.

“Not only Armenophobic (hatred against Armenians), but also the Christianophobic policies of the Azerbaijani authorities are clearly demonstrated. Under these conditions, believing that the authorities of Azerbaijan have intentions to live peacefully with Armenia is simply a result of not controling the situation or pursuing specific political goals,” reads the statement.