Narrative of ‘western Azerbaijan’ aims to justify invasion of Armenia — Spanish MP

The Azerbaijani government’s narrative of “western Azerbaijan” pursues the goal of rewriting history, justifying the ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians and occupying more territories in Armenia, Spanish MP Jon Iñarritu said in an interview with Armenpress.

“As we all know Azerbaijan has begun a new propaganda campaign in an attempt to rewrite history with the so-called claim of ‘western Azerbaijan’, which encompasses nearly the entire territory of Armenia. This narrative’s goal is to justify the ethnic cleansing of the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians and prepare grounds for a new invasion by calling Armenian lands ‘historic Azerbaijan’,” Iñarritu said.

According to the Spanish MP, Azerbaijan thus seeks to exert diplomatic and political pressure on the EU. “It’s very clear, the ultimate goal of such statements is to exert diplomatic pressure on the EU in an attempt to adjust the union’s activity with Azerbaijan’s interests, often with the use of energy deals,” he added.