YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 11, AMENPRESS. The information that has spread in the Azerbaijani media that freedom fighter Mikayel Avagyan killed during Artsakh war has allegedly participated in Abkhaz-Georgian war do not correspondent to the reality, the wife of the freedom fighter Manushak Avagyan told ARMENPRESS, noting that Mikayel Avagyan has not participated in Abkhaz-Georgian war since he was in Armenia at that time.

According to Manushak Avagyan, those who spread such information aim to dismantle Mikayel Avagyan’s statue in Bugashen village of Akhalkalaki, as well as to damage the Armenian-Georgian relations.

“They said that allegedly Mikayel Avagyan participated in Abkhaz-Georgian war during 1992-93. It’s a fraud and does not correspond to the reality. The reality is the following – at the end of 1990 we moved to Russia, and in 1991 he already lived in Armenia and was registered in Sarnakunk village of Sisian region. This can be evidenced by his passport. In 1992 my daughter was born in Armenia. In addition, during those years my husband worked in the Sisian branch of “Haygazard” company. Anyone can query and find out its authenticity. In 1993 he moved to Artsakh with family and volunteered in Artsakh war as the commander of an intelligence detachment. My husband was killed in 1994 during military operations”, Manushak Avagyan said.

She also sent the photos of her husband’s and daughter’s passports.

On February 8 a group of Georgian citizens of Azerbaijani origin protested in front of the Georgian parliament demanding to dismantle the statue of Mikayel Avagyan.

Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan