Azerbaijan calls for ICJ to throw out Armenian ethnic cleansing case
Al JazeeraMAR 31 2024
Azerbaijan Asks ICJ to Throw Out Armenian Ethnic Cleansing Case
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The Spin
Narrative A
For decades, Azerbaijan has engaged in genocidal behavior as part of a long-term vision to occupy and dissolve the state of Armenia. Having first seized Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan now looks upon the entirety of Armenia's sovereign territory with the intent to forcefully repopulate the region with Turkish ethnic groups. Unless Armenia is protected with urgency, the country's entire existence will be placed under threat.
Narrative B
Having partaken in several episodes of ethnic cleansing against Azerbaijani communities in the 20th century, Armenia continues to completely ignore the reality of history while persisting with a victim mentality. Armenia's baseless allegations of racism and genocide are disgracefully hypocritical — Azerbaijan demands justice, and Armenia must finally take responsibility for its actions.