Geghard Scientific and Analytical Foundation sends protest statement  over  publication of anti-Armenian articles in Caucasus and the World  journal 

ArmInfo. The Geghard Scientific and Analytical Foundation has sent a protest statement in connection with the publication of more than a dozen articles in the international  scientific journal "Caucasus and the World", published in Georgia,  which are politically motivated and have a pronounced anti-Armenian  orientation.

As reported by the press service of the foundation, the statement  calls on Georgian colleagues to condemn such practices and stop them.  The foundation also demands that the editorial board of the  publication conduct an impartial investigation in order to avoid  publications of this kind in the future. In this regard, Geghard drew  attention to the fact that the editor-in-chief of the magazine, Guram  Markhulia, cooperates with the organization "Community of Western  Azerbaijan", created by the authorities of Azerbaijan, and is an  honorary member of this structure. "The publications not only have no  scientific value, but also contain outright falsifications and  express a hostile attitude towards the Republic of Armenia and  Armenians. We draw the attention of our Georgian colleagues and  persons responsible for the field of science to the articles that are  published in a publication that positions itself as scientific.  Against the background of centuries-old Armenian-Georgian friendship  and deep historical and cultural ties, it is perplexing that  publications that incite hostility towards Armenians and Armenia are  allowed in friendly Georgia," the statement emphasizes.

In particular, according to the source, the published articles  reproduce a number of Azerbaijani narratives and territorial claims  to Armenia, and Armenians are accused of "genocide of the Jews"  without any arguments or evidence. In addition, the authors use the  non-existent term "Khaikans", used exclusively by Azerbaijanis, along  with the ethnonym "Armenians".

"One of the articles qualifies Armenia as a backward country, and  accuses Armenians of inciting and supporting separatism in Georgia.  It also denies the fact of the Armenian Genocide, claims that  Armenians created the myth of genocide, and refutes the autochthony  of Armenians in their historical homeland," the statement says. The  protest statement was sent to the Shota Rustaveli National Science  Foundation of Georgia, the Georgian Academy of Sciences, Sukhumi  State University (operating in Tbilisi), and the Institute of History  of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.