One of the highlights of the interview of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr.Ilham Aliyev, to Euronews TV is related to his recommendations to the Armenians living in the mountainous part of Karabakh as a community. On the one hand, these humanistic ideas give them a choice, but on the other hand, they are the last warning for them to draw conclusions from what has happened. They should be well aware of one thing, that despite the fact that they evicted the Azerbaijanis, who are the real owners of the land, from their native places and brought them only disasters, the leader of this people wants them to continue to live in places where they came without an invitation. Neither the people nor the leader of any country in the world would have shown such humanity. Every people and nation would not hesitate to appreciate such a generous opportunity, they would not go after their so-called leaders who deceived them with their lies. At this point, it is appropriate to mention “The Turtle and the Scorpion”, one of our instructive parables, which is still relevant today. Because wise proverbs and fairy tales with unexpected endings can have a deeper impact on our notorious Armenian neighbors than if we could convince these fools with clever thoughts and quotes:
One day a scorpion asks a turtle to take him across the river. The turtle refuses, but the scorpion manages to persuade her. “All right,” the turtle agrees, “but promise me you won’t sting me.” The scorpion promises not to sting the turtle. The turtle then puts the scorpion on its back and carries it across the river. The scorpion remains calm all the way, but before crossing the river, it stings the turtle. Have you ever felt ashamed, scorpion? After all, you promised me that you would not sting me! turtle screams. – So what? the scorpion says coldly. – Turtle says angrily: – How unfair, I fell into this source of trouble because of you, I threw myself into this sea of disaster, you know neither gratitude nor blessing. Don’t say thank you, well, to hell with you. At least sit still and do not sting! In response, the scorpion says: – Your nature is such that you help everyone, and mine is such that I sting everyone. I did what I always do, I stung you! Hearing this, the tortoise says: “But it’s in my nature to drown in water.” She immediately rolls over onto her back and swims into the depths of the water, the scorpion immediately slides off and drowns.
We can learn a lesson from this parable: even if we keep dishonest Armenians on our land, we must be prepared for the fact that they can betray us. That is their nature. Armenians, it seems, cannot easily get rid of their bad habits, which have acquired immunity, just as they do not give up bad manners. There is a deep science called heredity. According to the visible aspects of this science, hereditary characteristics cannot be easily changed. No matter how hard you try, it doesn’t help. These useless people believed their fairy tales – the dream of “Great Armenia”, “independence of Nagorno-Karabakh” so much that they don’t even want to wake up. It seems that the “IRON FIST” did not fully wake them up either. Otherwise, as the head of our state emphasized, the Armenians of Karabakh would understand that a normal life in the Azerbaijani society with security guarantees, rights, including educational, cultural, religious and municipal rights, should be the last wish they can fulfill. “They must understand that if they continue to ignore us, if they continue to act as if we don’t exist, or if they live in a fictional country with a “president”, “ministers” and “parliamentarians”, the situation today will not change in their favor. All this is a lie. We offer them a normal life. I think that if they listen to me, they will understand and will know that I keep my word,” Mr. Ilham Aliyev said. As the head of the country stated, people living in Karabakh, in the territory currently under the control of Russian peacekeepers, live in Azerbaijan, and they will have to choose whether to live as citizens of Azerbaijan or leave Azerbaijan, like other national minorities who already have Azerbaijan very rich: “It is their choice. We are not doing this because we want them to leave here, or because Armenia accuses us of pursuing a policy of ethnic cleansing. We give them a choice. Because they, either being citizens of Armenia or the unrecognized “Nagorno-Karabakh Republic” without any legal permission, how can they live on our territory? I believe this is the legal approach. This approach is in line with international practice. This approach is consistent with the experience that we have seen in many European countries in the fight against separatism,” the head of state stressed.
So, the first person of the country declares: there are two options – either you will live according to our laws as a citizen of Azerbaijan, or you will move to wherever you want. Otherwise, leave the stories about the “blockade” and “hunger” to your children. In this unfair world, until those world powers that could not open the “grain corridor” to African peoples experiencing real hunger, did not notice the birthdays and weddings posted on social networks in the paradise of Karabakh. I think they will believe what you say, but you are wrong. An interesting question, isn’t it: if there really is a famine in Karabakh, then why don’t the Armenians react positively to our proposal to transport humanitarian cargo along the Aghdam-Khankendi road? This fact alone shows once again that in fact there is no blockade and hunger in Khankendi. They just want to attract to themselves and the show they put on.
Afsun Sujayev
NAP Board member
