The Azerbaijani army can start the ‘Revenge - 3’ operation before the meeting of the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan scheduled for July 21 in Brussels. It is the title of the program broadcast by the Azerbaijani Az TV state television company. It was uploaded on the YouTube platform on July 3.
Satenik Petrosyan (expert of ‘Orbeli’ analytical research center) - Reference is made to Aliyev's words that the Armenian villages are in front of their eyes, that is, it is an open threat, and the journalist, quoting him, notes that this is not a reminder, but a warning.
After the end of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, the Azerbaijani Government and mass media used the headlines ‘Revenge’ for military operations against Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
A similar report was uploaded on July 1, again with the same messages. It is noted that Armenia allegedly did not withdraw its troops from Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), and the words and actions said at the negotiation table in Yerevan do not match.
By the way, Az TV conducted a poll on YouTube during the live broadcast on whether military operations should be started in Artsakh. 83% of 300 respondents voted for military action.
“Azerbaijan's state television, which is currently broadcasting news that French President Emmanuel Macron is a 'dictator', has launched an online poll to see if viewers are in favor of a new 'operation' in Nagorno-Karabakh." 83% say yes. This is the observation of a journalist of the ‘Politico’ magazine published in Belgium.
American journalist Lindsey Snell tells about another worrying fact: children studying in preschool in Azerbaijan are taken on an excursion to the Military Trophy Park.
According to political scientist Styopa Safaryan, the new wave of Aliyev's threats can lead to irreversible developments. Safaryan believes that the addressee of such propaganda on the state TV station is also the domestic audience.
Styopa Safaryan (political scientist) - Aliyev also needs public solidarity for that purpose.
According to the political scientist, Azerbaijan has activated the steps aimed at ethnic cleansing since last August, when, without agreement with Armenia, the construction work of the corridor bypassing Lachin was started. A different date was previously discussed for an alternative route.
Styopa Safaryan - In August, there was the change of the road of the Lachin corridor, then the closure of Lachin by the hands of ‘eco-activists’, and then the establishment of a checkpoint on the Hagari river.
Lachin eco-activists concerned about the closed mine in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) have already been replaced by a checkpoint on the Hagari bridge. During that time, getting entangled in their own lies, they also announced that Armenians were allegedly transporting mines during the 7-month blockade. Now they announce that there are soldiers from Armenia in Artsakh.
According to Safaryan, Azerbaijan would have taken actions aimed at ethnic cleansing, even through force earlier if there were no international pressure, from court decisions to resolutions adopted by parliaments and agreements reached at the negotiating table. If there are no negotiations, Azerbaijan's hands will be freer. Frequent provocations also have that goal.
Styopa Safaryan - According to his calculations, if the corridor was closed, the people of Artsakh would have found a way to leave, but this is not happening, so the terror is darkened a few shades.
The tightening of the ring by Azerbaijan aims not only at the depopulation of the territory, but also at the growth of grievances, so that the Armenian nation poses the problem of removing the Russian peacekeepers.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia responded to Azerbaijan's false news and provocative actions aimed at the ethnic cleansing of 120,000 Armenians, condemned the propaganda of revenge and emphasized that instead of talking about the rights and security of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan continues its aggressive propaganda of ethnic cleansing. The Armenian Foreign Ministry called for international condemnation of this open display of hostility.
