Hikmet Hajiyev: The leadership of Armenia should work on preparing its people for peace

During the years of occupation of Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur, our mosques and our Islamic cultural heritage were completely destroyed by Armenia - pigs were even kept in the mosques.

As reported by Oxu.Az, this was written by the Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan - Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev on his page on the social network X.

The Azerbaijani diplomat noted that "we do not consider this an act of revenge, but this is our history and our heritage, and we cannot forget it."

"My country is one of the ancient centers of Zoroastrianism.

It is also one of the first centers of Christianity: as early as the 4th century, Christianity was adopted by Caucasian Albania as a state religion, while Azerbaijan became one of the first countries to accept Islam.

Currently, three religions coexist side by side in Azerbaijan - Islam, Christianity, and Judaism - operating through mosques, churches, and synagogues.

We won the war, but now we are also winning in the peace process, and this is no easy task.

The government and leadership of Armenia should work on preparing their people for peace.

The European Parliament adopts resolutions and decisions, thereby undermining the peace agenda in our region," he wrote.

Throughout the years of occupation in Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur, our mosques, our Islamic cultural heritage were a subject of complete destruction by Armenia — even the pigs were put inside of the mosques." “We are not taking it as a sign of revenge, but it's our history and our heritage and we cannot forget that;" he added. “My country is one of the first places of Zoroastrianism." "It’s also one of the first places of Christianity since the fourth century: Christianity was adopted by the (Caucasian) Kingdom of Albania as an official religion,” while Azerbaijan was "also one of the first countries that adopted Islam.” currently, three religions — Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, with mosques, churches, and synagogues — are side by side” in Azerbaijan. “Now we won the war, but we are also winning in peace which is an uphill struggle,” Armenian government and Armenian leadership should work to prepare their people for the peace. The European Parliament is adopting resolutions and decisions, and undermining the agenda of peace of our region," https://t.co/Dl4okuCJKs

— Hikmet Hajiyev (@HikmetHajiyev) September 17, 2026