The Azerbaijani embassy in Latvia has handed a note of protest to Latvia for presenting Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent state in “The geography of the new world” textbook.

Ambassador Elman Zeynalov expressed his concern about the mistake in the textbook, APA news agency reported.

An advisor at the Latvian Foreign Ministry said the textbook is not being used at secondary schools.

Armenia captured nearly 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally-recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding districts, in a war after the Soviet Union's breakup in 1991.

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