The statement of the deputy speaker of the Mill Mejlis of Azerbaijan, Ziyafet Askerov, that every “West Azerbaijani” has the right to “return” to the lands of his ancestors, once again reveals the flagrant asymmetry in the process of the settlement of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations. It is obvious that Baku keeps this false and far-fetched talk on its agenda as a legitimate tool for future ambitions and constant pressure on Armenia’s sovereign territory.
However, the most worrying thing in this situation is the passionate, fearful and subordinating attitude of the Armenian authorities to their own state interests, in contrast to the conciliatory and threatening behavior in the “internal field”.
Instead of showing adequate and tough diplomatic opposition to these aggressive and state-destructive theses voiced by Azerbaijan, the leadership of Armenia prefers to pretend that such a problem does not exist. This is despite the fact that the Armenian side willingly discusses and accepts almost all demands of Azerbaijan, starting from the unilateral principles of border demarcation to the readiness to change the mother law of their own country.
A situation has been created when the government, which acts with aggressive rhetoric, shouts and a “duh” image in front of the domestic audience, is not capable of asking even primitive and logical questions on the external front.
If Armenia fulfills all the preconditions of Baku, why does Azerbaijan, which supposedly strives for peace, not officially renounce its false, absurd and dangerous talk about “Western Azerbaijan”?
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