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Son of Azerbaijani national writer Ekrem Eylisli, the author of the book “Stone Dreams” which is about the massacres of the Armenians in Azerbaijan, was dismissed today. Eylisli confirmed the information about dismissing his son from his position. Besides, the writer stated that the issue of dismissing his wife, Galina Alexandrovna, is being discussed. The latter is the director of Central Library, the Azerbaijani news site Haqqin.az reports.

“Information was received from reliable sources that the son of Azerbaijani national writer Ekrem Eylisli was dismissed today from his position in the Customs Committee,” the Haqqin.az reported earlier.

According to the site, he was the Chief of the Main Department for Financial Tariffs and Currency Control of the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan Republic and Currency Control of the State Customs Committee and was titles as Lieutenant-Colonel. In addition, as the site notes, the writer had to leave his country cottage, provided by the state.

Ekrem Eylisli is national writer and Honored Artist of Azerbaijan, holder of the highest order of Azerbaijan “Istiglal” (2002) and the order of “Shokhrat” for his outstanding merits in the literature of Azerbaijan. Recently, on the website of Russian magazine “Friendship of Nations” was published his novel titled “Stone Dreams” in which the author describes the massacres of Armenians in Baku in 1990 and in Nakhichevan in 1919. The author in his novel speaks positively about the Armenian people and their culture.

After the publication of the novel, Eylisli was exposed to severe pressures in Azerbaijan; the pro-governmental youth held rally next his home, his issue was discussed in the parliament of Azerbaijan, MPs suggested to burn his books and to deprive him of citizenship and deport from Azerbaijan. Many people “blamed” Eylisli in his Armenian origin, etc.