From the article by Konstantin Zatulin, published in “Moskovskiy komsomolets”, whose rage, stemming from his bulging eyes after Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's recent visit to Moscow, has erupted into absurd speculations and claims rich in illogicality, it is understood that in the war with Azerbaijan, it was not Armenia but Zatulin himself, one of the most unsuccessful deputies of the Russian State Duma, who was defeated, and the Azerbaijani Army put an end not only to the occupation but also to the despicable political careers and vile corporate interests of individuals like Konstantin Zatulin.
It is no coincidence that Konstantin Zatulin, one of the simplest and cheapest representatives of the propaganda inciting surrender, which was carried out for many years to keep Azerbaijani lands under occupation, voices the same theses as separatists and war criminals, and tries to diminish Azerbaijan's victory at all costs. This is because he has fed from the same “plate” as Kocharyan, Sargsyan, and other war criminals, and he cannot in any way accept his disgraceful defeat in a process to which almost his entire political career was dedicated.
In the article by Zatulin, who is the director of the CIS Institute, one sentence contradicts another. Zatulin cannot in any way accept that Armenia recognized Azerbaijan's territorial integrity, the inviolability of its borders, and its sovereignty in 1991. Furthermore, Zatulin and those who share his slanderous views cannot in any way digest the fact that Armenia recognized Azerbaijan's territorial integrity in documents signed in Prague and Washington.
For some reason, the deputy of the Russian State Duma lacks the courage to mention the fact that the fictitious entity created by the military junta in our lands during the occupation of Azerbaijani territories was not recognized by any country, including Russia. On the contrary, he lacks the courage to mention the statements by the head of the Russian state that Karabakh is an internationally recognized territory of Azerbaijan. I should note that all countries that signed the Alma-Ata Declaration mutually recognized each other's territories. Russia, too, recognized Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and sovereignty within the framework of this document and other interstate declarations and agreements.
Pashinyan is right; the occupation of Azerbaijani territories has indeed played the role of a yoke for many years, first for Armenia, and then for the region as a whole. The liberation of Azerbaijani lands from occupation has, in fact, brought to light the truths hidden behind various exaggerated expressions and propaganda theses. Some have had their eyes opened, while others' slanderous tongues have been exposed...
It is interesting, according to Zatulin's imagination, how should processes have unfolded in the South Caucasus? For what reasons does the achievement of peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia disturb Konstantin Zatulin and those who share his views? Was Russia's intention during the occupation not to achieve peace in the negotiations that lasted for nearly 30 years? If not, then the question arises: Who deceived whom? And for 30 years? On the one hand, it acted as a mediator in the negotiation process, and on the other hand, it stimulated the continuation of the occupation by providing free weapons, ammunition, and military equipment to the aggressor, supporting the military criminals who usurped power in Armenia through the occupation of Azerbaijani lands.
What happened? Have concepts like “deception” and “insincere behavior” only now come to your mind?
For nearly 30 years, one million Azerbaijanis were displaced from their native homes, and people were forced to live in deprivation in railway cars, tents, and unfinished buildings. In the Azerbaijani lands under Armenian occupation, not a single stone was left unturned; cultural monuments, mosques, sanctuaries, cemeteries, and residential houses belonging to the Azerbaijani people were savagely destroyed. During this period, the country that Zatulin now supposedly defends did not tell the aggressor to “stop”, did not say “do not touch the heritage of the Azerbaijani people, end the occupation”, but spoke of peace, good neighborliness, the development of mutual relations, and common values.
Who deceived whom, Zatulin? You and those like you are the biggest liars, instigators, and deceivers. People like you are enemies of all civilized humanity, of sound-thinking people who wish to live in peace. I was going to write “do not spread evil slander” to you, but I changed my mind. Because you are evil itself!
Elchin Mirzabayli
Member of Parliament
