When I was still a child, I used to hear jokes and sayings from the elders about neighbouring countries. I remember they would say that when a Georgian, an Armenian, and an Azerbaijani reached an agreement, they had to be absolutely certain about it. For example, if an Azerbaijani and a Georgian made a deal, a handshake would be enough. But if an Armenian was involved, then a document or a stamp was necessary. Much like the situation we see today in the peace negotiations.

It turns out that the elders’ words carried wisdom after all. I have no intention of telling a joke here, but the Armenian government’s so-called peace initiative has itself become something of a joke; one that everyone is now repeating, in which the country's Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has once again made statements that expose Yerevan’s contradictory stance toward peace with Azerbaijan. In an attempt to appear firm, Mirzoyan declared that Armenia does not accept Azerbaijan’s constitutional condition for signing a peace treaty, claiming that “the Armenian constitution does not contain any territorial claims to any state.”

Yet, moments later, he revealed that work on a new constitution is nearing completion, effectively admitting that Baku’s demand has a legal basis.

“They [the Azerbaijani side] believe there is a problem with our constitution. This is their opinion. They want us to amend the Constitution. We do not........

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