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Declassified American photos prove the destruction of Armenian monuments in Nakhijevan

Declassified photographs taken by American intelligence services during the Cold War showed Azerbaijan’s destruction of Armenian churches in Nakhijevan.

This is stated in the investigation of Simon Maghakyan, a political scientist and professor at the University of Colorado. He spoke about his research in an interview with Hrayr Tamrazyan.

Գաղտնազերծված ամերիկյան լուսանկարները փաստում են Նախիջևանում հայկական կոթողների ոչնչացումը. Մաղաքյան

Vigen Avetisyan

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