
ArmInfo. While Armenian authorities talk about peace with Azerbaijan, official Baku is shaping anti-Armenian perceptions in the international community. Marianna Kahramanyan, press secretary of the "Strong Armenia" bloc, warned of this on her Facebook page.
As the political party's representative noted, on June 24, the so-called Baku initiative group will hold a forum in the US Congress in Washington, where the issue of the so-called "return of Western Azerbaijanis" and "their right to self-determination" will be presented. "This is yet another anti-Armenian event by Azerbaijan. Please note that Armenia is accused of 'ethnic cleansing.' Specifically, it is noted that Armenia carried out the so-called 'ethnic cleansing of Western Azerbaijanis' in the 20th century," Kahramanyan noted.
That is, as the bloc's spokesperson noted, this is not simply an academic or legal discussion, but another informational and political campaign by official Baku against Armenia. "The goal of the forum is to accuse the country of so-called 'genocide' and also to shape anti-Armenian perceptions in the international community. Furthermore, at various diplomatic levels, it will present official Baku's ambitions regarding Armenia's sovereign territories and call into question the Republic's historical, cultural, and legal foundations. This is further alarming news, which once again confirms that the peace agenda presented by the country's authorities is, in reality, an illusion. It will be interesting to see how the ruling Civil Contract party, which consigns Armenia's history to oblivion, will react to this," Kahramanyan noted. Narek Karapetyan, a board member of the "Strong Armenia" bloc, also commented on Baku's anti-Armenian policy, drawing attention to the discrepancy between the statements of the Armenian authorities and the actions taken by Azerbaijan. "The Armenian authorities are abandoning the past, convincing the Armenian people that we are a problem, which is why they attacked us. Meanwhile, the Azerbaijani government is inventing a new past and preparing the entire world for its future demands on our country," Karapetyan wrote.
As a reminder, on May 30, Samvel Karapetyan's political force also signaled that Azerbaijan had submitted a concept for the settlement of Azerbaijanis in Armenia to the UN and the EU before the next parliamentary elections in Armenia. Furthermore, 11 days after the elections in Armenia, Azerbaijanis held a large forum dedicated to the so-called "return" in Ordubad, Nakhchivan, located 10 km from the Meghri community in the Syunik region.