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YEREVAN, JULY 20, ARMENPRESS: “There will be no war with Azerbaijanis as the son of Heydar Aliyev – Ilham Aliyev – is not so low-sighted to start a war and unite Armenians. In case of war our public will unite and he knows it quite well,” director of the Armenian National Archive Amatuni Virabyan said, pointing out that the Azerbaijani president knows that all Armenians of the world will stand in case of resuming the war.
Referring to the Armenian-Turkish relations, A. Virabyan noted that the process with Turkey stopped but it will have its continuation as there is no other way than a dialogue.
A. Virabyan said in their archive web page the Turks placed propaganda information as if Armenians “eliminated” 500-600 thousand of Muslims. This information the director said is placed in Ottoman language and translated into English and contemporary Turkish as the 99% of Turks do not know Ottoman language. “We will too place corresponding materials in our web site and it will be possible to find information about all the documents in our web site,” A. Virabyan said, noting that those who want may study the documents or pay and get their copies.
“The propaganda war with Turkey is easier than with Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijanis even are planning the printing of anti-Armenian books in Moscow,” the director of the archive said, noting that even if they write a book on other topic there too an anti-Armenian propaganda finds place,” Amatuni Virabyan said. “We are becoming more active in the propaganda sphere,” he added, particularly noting that the Armenian side acted collaboratively in respect of providing information over the recent incidents in the contact line.