On November 24, 2016, the Presidential Library hosted the presentation of works published in Azerbaijani, Russian and English languages – “Iravan Khanate: Khan’s Palace Destroyed by Armenian Vandals”, “Iravan Mosques Destroyed by Armenian Vandals”, “Iravan Fortress - Symbol of Heroism”, “Chukhursed Rulers and Iravan Khans”.
The event was jointly organized by the History Institute of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), the Presidential Library and the Public Association “Azerbaijani Historians”.
Director of the Presidential Library Mayil Ahmedov made a speech at the event and noted that these publications, as well as “Iravan Khanate” and other fundamental studies, were written on the initiative of President Ilham Aliyev.
The project leader and scientific editor is Yagub Mahmudov, Director of the Institute of History of ANAS, and the technical editor is Mehri Khanbabayeva, PhD in Mathematics.
The author of the brochures “Khan’s Palace Destroyed by Armenian Vandals” and “Mosques of Iravan Destroyed by Armenian Vandals” is Nazim Mustafa, a senior researcher at the A. Bakikhanov Institute of History, and the brochures entitled “Chukhursed Rulers and Iravan Khans” and “Iravan Khanate: Iravan Fortress - Heroic Fortress” are authored by Guntekin Najafli, a leading researcher at the same institute.
Speakers at the event Guntekin Najafli, Nazim Mustafa, Deputy Director of the Institute of History Jabi Bahramov, MP Fazail Ibrahimli and others emphasized the importance of more detailed communication of historical facts about the belonging of Iravan to Azerbaijan to the world community, as well as the constant attempts of Armenians to falsify historical facts.