BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 23. On June 23,
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President
of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov viewed the bullet-riddled
busts of Azerbaijan’s prominent figures – Natavan, Bulbul, and
Uzeyir Hajibeyli – in Shusha.
This was stated by the Press Service of the President of
Azerbaijan.
The President of Turkmenistan was informed that during the
occupation period, these busts were subjected to Armenian
vandalism. They were looted, taken to Armenia, and an attempt was
made to melt them down as scrap metal. Thanks to the personal
intervention of National Leader Heydar Aliyev, the monuments were
rescued and returned to Azerbaijan. After being kept for some time
in the courtyard of the Azerbaijan National Art Museum in Baku, the
busts were returned to their original places following the
liberation of Shusha.
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