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History of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the

Azerbaijan Republic in 1918-1920 documents

In the process of research devoted to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, we

were further convinced of how deep the traditions of our country’s statehood are. Azerbaijani states that have replaced each other over the centuries played a promi-nent role in international relations not only in the region, but also in the continent and at times even in the whole world. Even such a short period as 23 months of the existence of the first democratic republic in the Muslim East – the ADR, is reflected in thousands of documents currently stored in various archives around the world – from London to Istanbul, from Washington to Moscow. The photos published below form only a small part of the documents reflecting the ADR’s foreign political ac-tivity. We are sure that further research of this area will reveal many more secrets of the first republic.

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Asgaran – 1991

Hadrut – 1991

Khojavand – 1991

Khankandi – 1991

Khojaly – 26.02.1992

Shusha – 08.05.1992

Lachin – 18.05.1992

Agdara – 07.07.1993

Agdam – 23.07.1993

Kalbajar – 02.04.1993

Fuzuli – 23.08.1993

Jabrayil – 23.08.1993

Gubadli – 31.08.1993

Zangilan – 29.10.1993

THERE IS NO AZERBAIJAN WITHOUT KARABAKH

AZERBAIJANI DISTRICTS occupied by Armenia

and dates of their occupation