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On August 7th, the ex-prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno Ocampo published a “report” with the bombastic headline: “Armenian Genocide in 2023”.

In recent years, the expansion of relations between Azerbaijan and the Balkan countries has been influenced not only by traditional factors but also by increasing regional tensions, especially Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine and the recent disputes of Albania and Azerbaijan with Iran.

Armenia took time and effort to prepare for the UN Security Council emergency meeting.

Mr. Ocampo’s “kitchen sink” approach to facts and law did not advance Armenia’s cause at all.

The UN Security Council (UNSC) meets this week following a months-long media campaign by the Armenian diaspora around the issue of the Lachin road.

The understatement of the phrase “we do not see any unusual military movement or buildup”. It is interesting to find out, what do the retired European policemen consider to be an “unusual movement and buildup of troops”?

The situation with the EU mission in Armenia has finally sunk to the level of "it would be funny if it wasn't so sad". Here is a brief recap.

Instead of engaging in campaigns and diplomatic games, Armenia should commit herself to peace negotiations and the normalization of relations with Azerbaijan.

The allegations made by former International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo lack credibility, says Rodney Dixon, a leading lawyer and international law expert at Temple Garden Chambers.

After Azerbaijan set up a border crossing checkpoint on its sovereign border recognized under international law, in Lachin District bordering Armenia, the Armenians stepped up their anti-Azerbaijani socio-political efforts both at the government and diaspora levels.

It appears that Armenia has realized that the UN Security Council is a serious organization. Be it as it may, official Yerevan has requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council regarding the "humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh".

"While the recent expressions of optimism from Azerbaijani President Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan regarding the potential signing of a peace agreement this year are promising, the path to a comprehensive resolution remains complex and challenging."

The ability of Armenians to find allies and defenders in people with tarnished reputations has long stopped surprising us.

The author of the biased anti-Azerbaijani report, former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), lawyer Luis Moreno Ocampo has repeatedly been at the center of scandals and was suspected of manipulation and violation of legal norms.

A potential peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains within reach. But mutual and genuine respect for each country’s territory is the only way to make this possible.

There seems to be a certain enlightenment in the neocolonial thinking of the French political system. As it became known recently, French senators recognised the failure of Paris' military and diplomatic efforts in Africa and addressed an open letter to President Macron on this occasion, published in the popular Parisian publication Le Figaro.

The vulgar information fast food like the Washington Post article is a trademark of provincial tabloids that fulfill their potential through haphazard and cheap methods.

It would be superfluous to say that France's entire policy towards Azerbaijan is extremely negative. Armenia's elder sister—this is how former French President François Hollande described his country. That is, no one can accuse Azerbaijan of bias.

In the history of Russian-Ukrainian relations, the date of 12 August marks the anniversary of a very significant event. On this day, in 2014, the very first column of the so-called "humanitarian convoy" travelled from Russia to the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine.

The signs of a flourishing Azerbaijani-Israeli friendship abound, but a rabbinical conference in a Muslim country is a miracle.

Moscow decided to clarify its position on the Azerbaijan-Armenia settlement and the Karabakh issue. This was entrusted to the Director of the Fourth Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Denis Gonchar via an interview with TASS.

Random people in politics, just like in other areas, is not a rare phenomenon.

On August 1 the “three musketeers” of the European Parliament pleased us with new "hits of the sword" which were thankfully, as is usually the case, blunt.

Armenia demands rights for Armenians in Azerbaijan but denies the right of return for expelled Azerbaijanis from Armenia, while the Western Azerbaijan Community (WAC) views a return as a human rights issue.