A section on the participation of the Azerbaijani delegation in the Paris Peace Conference in the Museum of the Genocide Memorial Complex.

Dear viewers! We present to you the information about the activities of the Azerbaijani delegation sent to the Paris Peace Conference community in one of the sections of the museum.
On December 28, 1918, the Azerbaijani parliament elected a delegation to the Paris Peace Conference and Alimardan bey Topchubashov was appointed chairman of the delegation.The exposition includes photographs of the delegation participating in the 1919 Paris Peace Conference (A. Topchubashov-chairman, A. Atamalibeyov, Y. Mehdiyev, J. Hajibeyli, A. Sheykhulislamov, M. Maharramov), as well as historical map of Caucasus showing the exact location of the historical borders of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. The main purpose of the delegation was to introduce Azerbaijan as an independent state, as well as to inform the world community about the crimes committed by the Armenian-Dashnaks against the Azerbaijani people in 1918. For this purpose, part of the materials of the Extraordinary investigation Commission was sent to the delegation in Paris. These materials consisted of a 6-volume of documents and 102 photographs reflecting the genocides of 1918 in Baku, Shamakhi, Guba, Goychay, Javad areas. The Azerbaijani delegation fulfilled its task and the copies of the documents were submitted to the heads of major states and various international organizations.
On January 15, 1920, Topchubashov, who was invited to the French embassy, ​​was informed that Azerbaijan was de facto recognized by the allies and an official document of the Paris Peace Conference was presented.
The joy of the Azerbaijani people and its leaders living in those historical days is reflected in their speeches at the ceremonies, documents of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the press and photographs of the time.
All materials sent from Baku to Paris were found in Topchubashov’s personal archives in France in 2011 by Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Solmaz Rustamova (Tohidi) and submitted back to homeland after 94 years. Copies of most of these documents and photographs are displayed in the museum’s exposition.