Armenian President Armen Sargsyan distorted the truth in an interview with Russia's RBK TV channel. The statement came from Leyla Abdullayeva, spokeswoman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, on her Twitter account. He noted that Armen Sargsyan lied about the history, demography and economic situation of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region.
According to him, more than one million Armenians left Azerbaijan in the late 1980s. Fact: According to the 1989 census, there were 390,505 Armenians in the country, "Leyla Abdullayeva said. # Armenia’s President distorted facts in interview to @ru_rbc tv. He lied on history, demography, economic status of #NagornoKarabakh Autonomous Oblast. He said more than 1 million Armenians left #Azerbaijan in late 1980’s.❗️Fact: there were 390,505 Armenians according to 1989 census. - Leyla Abdullayeva (@LAbdullayevaMFA) November 4, 2020