DISINFO: The West is trying to prevent normalisation between Armenia and Azerbaijan
SUMMARY
The West seeks to destabilise the situation in the South Caucasus and prevent the normalisation of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The desire of Westerners to shake up the situation in the South Caucasus, as well as to interfere with the Armenian-Azerbaijani settlement, can also be seen. It has led to an aggravation of the situation in these regions. The West, to maintain its hegemony, is wreaking havoc in different regions of the world.
RESPONSE
This unfounded and recurring claim by pro-Kremlin media accuses the supposedly ever-aggressive West of playing a destabilising role in the Caucasus.
Pro-Kremlin outlets promote the idea that the Caucasus is exclusively within Russia's zone of geopolitical dominance and attempt to discredit any other efforts of mediation in the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This article even claims that Western countries make the situation worse and push Armenia and Azerbaijan to another escalation.
In fact, Western countries have made several attempts to advance a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
In the European Council of 26-27 October 2023, EU leaders underlined their continued support for a sustainable and lasting peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, based on the principles of recognition of sovereignty, inviolability of borders and territorial integrity. The EU High Representative Josep Borrell called for the resumption of negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan and on the work done by the President of the European Council Charles Michel.
The EU has taken on a prominent mediation role in the negotiations. The US stated that it is ready to engage bilaterally, with like-minded partners, to facilitate dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
See other similar cases: US and EU oppress Russia's legitimate interests in the South Caucasus; The EU is not interested in peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan; Western countries intended to provoke a conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia; the West seeks to turn the South Caucasus into an arena of geopolitical confrontation.