In the early stages of the Karabakh movement leading up to the Nagorno-Karabakh War and days before the Sumgait pogrom , Hidayat Orujov , a leader of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan , warned Armenians in Sumgait : " If you do not stop campaigning for the unification of Nagorno Karabakh with Armenia , if you do n't sober up , 100,000 Azeris from neighboring districts will break into your houses , torch your apartments , rape your women , and kill your children . " In 1992-1993 , Orujov served as the State Advisor on Interethnic Relations to the President of Azerbaijan . In 1993-2006 , he was the State Advisor on National Policies ; in 2005-2006 , he served as the State Advisor on Ethnic Minorities and Religious Organizations to the President of Azerbaijan . On June 27 , 2006 he was appointed the Chairman of State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations of Azerbaijan Republic replacing Dr. Rafig Aliyev . As the chairman of the state committee , he has paid special attention to preventing registrations of religious organizations allegedly being recommended by foreign special services
Sumgait pogrom
Sumgait pogrom
Hidayat Orujov