Azerbaijan calls for ICJ to throw out Armenian ethnic cleansing case
Al JazeeraApr 02
Azerbaijan Asks ICJ to Throw Out Armenian Ethnic Cleansing Case
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The Facts
Azerbaijan has requested Armenia's case accusing Baku of breaking the International Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) be "dismissed in its entirety" during a public sitting at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) — also known as the World Court — on Monday.
Azerbaijan argued that, by allegedly failing to comply with CERD's requirement of attempted peace discussions before filing a complaint to the ICJ, Armenia's case was invalid, as "no genuine negotiation process" had taken place in 2021.
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.