Baku Attempts to Arrogate Iran’s History to Azerbaijan Dangerous

PanARMENIAN.Net
24.06.2006 15:20 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Baku attempts to arrogate Iran’s history to
Azerbaijan are dangerous, Senior Research Fellow of the Institute
of World Economy and International Relations Victor Nadein-Rayevsky
stated in an interview with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. In his words,
such trends in Azerbaijan’s official historiography started already
at the time of President Abulfaz Elchibey.

"The leaning towards Turkey started at that time. What is taking
place in Azeri-Iranian relations now is the US policy, aimed at
splitting Iranian society and country. Baku does not understand that
hypothetical unification of North and South Azerbaijan will result
in disappearance of Baku ruling elite," the scholar underscored.

Nadein-Rayevsky remarked that South Azerbaijan’s population is two
times more that that of Azerbaijan itself, which will inevitably result
in the victory of Iranian Azeris at the elections, if these are held.

"The nuclear factor should not be forgotten. It is the most dangerous
in the game of Washington and Baku," he remarked.