On 23 April 2026, Azerbaijan’s Western Azerbaijan Television broadcast a report dedicated to presentations organized on the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day, titled “Ancient Texts and Classical Sources Expose Armenian Falsifications and Fabrications” and “The Proto-Turkic Tribes That Existed in the Territories of Ancient Turan and Asia Minor and Their Ties with the Caucasus.” The participants included representatives of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of Education, state universities, and a number of other state institutions. The main theme of the speeches was connected with the history of Azerbaijan, the Karabakh conflict, and Armenian-Azerbaijani relations. The title of the report already indicates the entire direction of the event: “There Is No Place for Armenian Lies in Azerbaijan’s New History” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ong6OTcSNog).

According to the speakers, history had been presented in a “distorted” way for many years. Now, they argued, Azerbaijan must present its own historical approach and speak more actively on international platforms. Throughout the speeches, expressions such as “historical facts,” “truth,” and “exposing falsifications” were used repeatedly. When speaking about Artsakh, the region was presented exclusively as a historically Azerbaijani territory. It was stated that the situation had changed after the war and that, according to the speakers, Azerbaijani society had now entered a new phase. The war and the post-war situation were frequently mentioned. Cultural and religious monuments were also discussed. The speakers attempted to explain how this heritage should be presented and what historical interpretation should be given to it.

In several parts of the report, the speakers addressed the information struggle. They stated that books, articles, studies, and media materials must be produced in order to disseminate the Azerbaijani historical approach more widely. In the concluding sections, they returned once again to the idea that Azerbaijan has now entered a new historical phase, and that, according to the speakers, this phase requires the formation of a new approach in which the Azerbaijani state and national perspective will be placed at the center.

In this context, the remarks of Aziz Alakbarli, a member of the Science and Education Committee of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan and chairman of the “Western Azerbaijan” Community, are particularly symbolic, as they reveal the policy and intentions being pursued against the backdrop of peace negotiations: “Azerbaijan is now also reclaiming its history, relearning its history, and rewriting it. And in this history, there is no place for Armenian lies or Armenian falsifications. Moreover, in this history and in this geography, there is no place for any Armenian either” (https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Fmo67zZyf/).

Such seminars show that in Azerbaijan’s official and semi-official information sphere, the systematic denial of the Armenian historical presence, scholarly research, and numerous facts circulating in international academic discourse continues. Particularly against the backdrop of discussions on peace negotiations and regional stability, such discourse not only deepens mutual distrust but also exposes the persistence of hostile narratives, maintaining an atmosphere of tension.