PanARMENIAN.Net – The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has expressed dissatisfaction with Russia over what it described as “distorted” information about the Treaty of Turkmenchay of 1828, Sputnik Armenia reports.
The Russian Foreign Ministry posted information dedicated to the 194th anniversary of the signing of the treaty, and the Azerbaijani side was embarrassed by the mention of Eastern Armenia in the description of the content of the document.
“The Erivan and Nakhichevan khanates (Eastern Armenia) went to the Russian Empire. The Iranian government pledged not to impede the resettlement of Armenians in the Armenian region…”, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Baku now expects Russia to “correct the distorted information.”
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