Azerbaijan's propaganda machine misses no single chance to spread misinformation about the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process. This time its victim is German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose words have been distorted by Azerbaijani mass media.
In this light ArmInfo is publishing the word for word translation of what Merkel said: "Germany wants to help to be of help to the settlement of that conflict. We also talked about the possibility of the European Union taking another initiative. I believe Azerbaijan will talk to the European Commission about that. We are a member of the OSCE Minsk Group, which is chaired by France, Russia and the United States of America, and we support a resolution through negotiations. We see that Aliyev has met with his Armenian counterpart several times and has expressed willingness for negotiations. This conflict can only be solved peacefully. We are concerned about the ceasefire violations and will obviously keep them in our focus. I must take precaution and say that Russian plays a decisive role. Perhaps Russia and Armenia think the same way. So, you can come to the conclusion that we're not applying different standards."
Earlier in the day Azerbaijani mass media alleged that Merkel blamed Russia for cease-fire violations on the contact line of the Azerbaijani and Nagorno-Karabakh armed forces. They also "quoted" her as saying that Germany wants to replace France as OSCE Minsk Group member.