ARMENIAN CONTROL OVER NAGORNO-KARABAKH

During the 1991-94 war, Nagorno-Karabakh without its Azeri population who were driven out, claimed the right of self-determination and declared independence from Azerbaijan changing its name to Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). But the Armenians had already exercised their right of self-determination in Armenia and having a second Armenian state next door claim the same right didn’t make any legal sense.  Moreover, according to international law, the secession had to be approved by Azerbaijan to be legal but it was never approved. All international organizations have since confirmed that Nagorno-Karabakh is part of Azerbaijan and no country has recognized the fake republic. NKR is fully sponsored and controlled by Armenia and is therefore, not an independent entity. Indeed, in the Chiragov and others v. Armenia court case before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, the court ruled in 2015 that in fact it is Armenia, and not the local administration in Nagorno-Karabakh, that exercises effective control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding occupied territories.

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This is a recent photo of Armenia’s prime minister Pashinyan sitting at the head of the table with the "president of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" to his immediate right. It is very clear from the picture who is the boss here. Nagorno-Karabakh’s independence is a myth perpetrated for the international community as a cover up for Armenia’s annexation of this region of Azerbaijan.