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Elnur Enveroglu

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In political maneuvering, sometimes when one is left with nothing, the instinct is to throw whatever is in hand, regardless of the consequences. Yet, without considering the aftermath, what one throws may end up coming right back at them. Time will reveal the consequences, but the undeniable fact is that Armenian lawmakers are once again attempting to stir controversy, resorting to cheap political tricks to incite public outrage.

One might ask whether this behavior is a tradition in Armenian politics or part of an established policy. The answer is neither tradition nor political doctrine – rather, it's a calculated strategy to fabricate falsehoods and present them as truth. It is as though they are constantly creating a distorted version of historical chronology in a bid to rewrite the narrative.

Recall that nearly a year ago, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, in one of his speeches on peace talks with Azerbaijan, stated that the issue of the "Armenian Genocide" should no longer be brought up as it had become a barrier to peace. He emphasized that the time had come to move beyond this narrative, particularly when engaging with today’s Azerbaijan, where such rhetoric no longer holds sway.

Yet, it appears that some troublemakers in the Uruguayan Parliament, evidently unwilling to heed Pashinyan’s message, continue to propagate these outdated and debunked lies in a bid to manipulate public opinion in Uruguay. One can’t help but wonder how they begin such discussions when every step only serves to expose their hypocrisy. Initially, they defended war criminals, only to shift focus to the fate of Armenians who voluntarily left Garabagh following the 2023 anti-terror operation.

The fate of those Armenians is no longer in dispute—Yerevan is already making decisions regarding their future. Those who refused to live under the Azerbaijani flag were the first to be offered an open door by Yerevan, encouraging their return. If this is their choice, so be it, but to label this as “ethnic cleansing” is nothing more than spitting out empty words. As the saying goes, "he who falls cannot blame the ground."

Each time Armenia stumbles, it once again turns to Azerbaijan as the scapegoat. Defending the leaders of a group of revanchist and terrorist factions that occupied more than 20 percent of Azerbaijan’s territory for 30 years, causing widespread trauma among its people, clearly exposes the ideological leanings of the Armenian state. Trying to strike a peace deal with such a government or attempting long-term cooperation with it amounts to playing a dangerous game of chance. Such an ideology represents a direct gamble with the safety of both the country and the region.

Yerevan, wary of making direct statements, continues to rely on foreign political factions to push these laughable claims. In doing so, it only subjects itself to ridicule while simultaneously undermining the credibility of its own state. This is yet another confirmation that Armenia, no matter how many centuries may pass, will never approach peace talks in good faith, continually passing revanchist messages under various pretexts. The paradox within its domestic and foreign policies is evident, and it is far from any democratic principle.

Through this, Armenia reveals itself as a society completely detached from peace-building and constructive progress, much as evidenced by the devastation it wrought in Nagorno-Karabakh over the past three decades.

As 2025 moves past its first quarter, there is still no sign of any decisive step from Yerevan toward peace. What we hear instead are just more old fairy tales…