- 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. icj-cij.org
- 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. icj-cij.org
- The case, filed in 2021, claims that Azerbaijan has engaged in a "state-sponsored policy of Armenian hatred" within Nagorno-Karabakh, leading to "systemic discrimination, mass killings, torture and other abuse." apnews.com (LR: 3 CP: 5)
- Azerbaijan also alleged that the majority of Armenia's accusations fell outside of CERD's remit, prohibiting the ICJ from holding jurisdiction over the claims. Independent (LR: 2 CP: 3)
- The region, having declared independence during the collapse of the USSR, first saw war between Armenia and Azerbaijan between 1988-94. Following conflict in 2020, Nagorno-Karabakh experienced a two-day war in Sept. 2022, before Azerbaijan claimed the region within a military offensive 12 months later. Global Conflict Tracker
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.
AM
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.
AZERNEWS.AZ
Nerd narrative:
- There is a 33% chance that Azerbaijan will invade Armenia before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
METACULUS (LR: 3 CP: 3)