INFORMATION / 1 October, 2022
The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the State Service for the Protection, Development and Restoration of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture, the Executive Power of the Guba region, the police department of the Guba region and other relevant bodies promptly responded to the issue of illegal construction and earthworks carried out by private individuals in the territory adjacent to to the complex, illegal construction work was prevented.
Relevant documents on this issue were collected and submitted to the court by the Executive Power of the Guba region.
It should be noted that in order to bring to the attention of the world community the criminal acts committed by Armenian nationalists in 1918, preserve the national memory of future generations of the Azerbaijani people and perpetuate the memory of the victims of the genocide, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, signed Decree No. 673 on December 30, 2009. In accordance with the order, in 2012-2013, with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the “Genocide Memorial Complex” was built in the city of Guba, and on September 18, 2013, the opening took place with the participation of the President of the country, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, and the President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva.
“Genocide Memorial Complex” in the city of Guba is a state-protected historical and architectural reserve of international importance. This is the only ideological center that reflects the history of the 1918 Azerbaijanis genocide and Armenian vandalism.
Director of the “Genocide Memorial Complex” in the city of Guba
Dr. Rakhshanda Nigar Bayramova
