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Baku Festival Shows Armenian Maps, Triggers Retaliation Threats

6/26/2026

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Azerbaijan held a Baku festival, “The Heritage of Western Azerbaijan,” that displayed maps including Armenian territory, heightening tensions with Armenia.
President Ilham Aliyev patronized the event attended by lawmakers, with Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev describing the issue as strategically important.
Armenian analyst Tatevik Hayrapetyan called the campaign a territorial and psychological attack while Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warned that reviving Karabakh-related lobbying could provoke Azerbaijani retaliation.

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Azerbaijan held a Baku festival, “The Heritage of Western Azerbaijan,” that displayed maps including Armenian territory, heightening tensions with Armenia.
President Ilham Aliyev patronized the event attended by lawmakers, with Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev describing the issue as strategically important.
Armenian analyst Tatevik Hayrapetyan called the campaign a territorial and psychological attack while Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warned that reviving Karabakh-related lobbying could provoke Azerbaijani retaliation.