Azerbaijani political expert: U.S. Congress committee's move is speculative in nature

Everyone knows that the U.S. needed the "genocide" myth created by Armenia to keep Turkey in check and control Armenia giving it eternal hopes,” Azerbaijani political expert Rasim Agayev said.

The expert was commenting on adoption of the “Armenian genocide” resolution by the U.S. Congress House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs.

“Democracy has a lot of merits, but it is not devoid of drawbacks. In particular, it may be hypocritical, especially in action of the Americans. Turks are forced to agree with that, and Armenians are used to solicit and chaffer something in their favor. I think that before making a decision, the Americans did not even bother to verify the historical authenticity of the issue,” the  political expert said.  

"On one hand, the U.S. brings Turkey and Armenia to the negotiating table, and on the other, - threatens to recognize the "genocide" which will affect  relations between Armenia and Turkey, not to mention the attitude towards the United States," he said.

"I believe this action by the U.S. Congress committee is speculative in nature. It is based on anti-Turkish and anti-Islamic sentiments that prevail in the policy of Western countries. If this resolution is approved by the U.S. Congress, our region will witness major geopolitical and domestic political changes and will make Armenia more aggressive. It will demand more and more from Azerbaijan and Turkey and will spoil ties between Turkey and the United States, freeze relations with Armenia to a certain degree and set back the entire negotiation process," the expert added.

"Azerbaijan must also express its attitude to the policy of American congressmen. I think that in this matter Azerbaijan should stand together with Turkey, specify its attitude the U.S.  policy and mobilize the entire Islamic world, which backs justice and democracy, " he noted.


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