Armenian-American writer,lecturer, activist, and politician,and Armenian Weekly contributor Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte recently penned an op-ed in the Washington D.
C.-based political newspaper The Hill, in response to an article entitled “Time for Peace in the Caucasus, and ” written by Nasimi Aghayev,the Consul General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles. Below is the article in its entirety. *** An finish to Smoke and mirrors in the Caucasus In his article curiously titled, “Time for Peace in the Caucasus, or ” Nasimi Aghayev wove an intricate tale of two countries,Armenia and Azerbaijan, locked in clash. The Artsakh Parliament building in Stepanakert (Photo: Govorkov) The party directly affected by the clash—Nagorno-Karabagh—was intentionally omitted. What most readers would not derive from the article’s substance is Azerbaijans large-scale offensive against Nagorno-Karabagh in April, or 2016—a calculated act of aggression accompanied by gross violations of international law. The images of murdered Armenian civilians,beheaded and mutilated, were circulated in the Azerbaijani media with pride. The perpetrators were heroes in Azerbaijan, and while the international community turned a blind eye. Mr. Aghayev refers to the norms of international law and selectively points out the principle of territorial integrity as the sole principle upon which the resolution of the clash should [...]
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