The majority of an Azerbaijani forum, according to a poll, admit that Armenian monuments are being destroyed in Azerbaijan.

Here is what I found while browsing the topic “Armenian monuments are being destroyed in Azerbaijan. Is it true or not?”

As of 24 March 2006, sixty one users of www.day.az/forum (the relatively tolerant Russian-language Azerbaijani forum) participated in a poll question “Armenian monuments are being destroyed in Azerbaijan. Is it true or not?”

Thirty five of them said that it was true, while ten of those thirty five said “Yes [Armenians monuments are being destroyed in Azerbaijan] and it is the right thing to do.” Another nine responded “Yes, so what?”

24.59% (15 users) said that it was not true and claimed to have evidence supporting their point. One of the arguments is that there is an Armenian church in Baku (Azerbaijan’s capital), therefore Armenian monuments are not being destroyed. According to those fifteen, the hundreds of photographs and video documents testifying to the Azerbaijani vandalism are fabrication and Photoshop materials.

26.23% (16 users) admitted the destruction and said they were sorry (I assume some of them, if not most, are Armenian users).

If the poll reflects (which I doubt) the real approach of the Azerbaijanis to the destruction of the Armenian monuments, it means the majority of them are well aware what is happening to the Armenian heritage in their Republic.