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Vesti.az, which is known for its unskillful falsifications, reported that allegedly in the program “President” on German TV channel ProSieben, presenter Thomas Nitscher declared that in 2012 Azerbaijan will already launch active military operations against Armenia.

Moreover, French President Nicolas Sarkozy allegedly said to U.S. President Barack Obama during the G20 Cannes Summit: “It is difficult to oppose Aliyev, he is like the Macedonian,” the Azerbaijani new agency wrote on behalf of the presenter, noting that Aliyev somehow reminds of the Grand Master who establishes control over the whole region.

Certainly the Azerbaijani news agency gave no link or video of the report. Moreover, it became known that there is neither a program nor a presenter of that name in the mentioned TV company.

There is no doubt that chess player Ilham of Macedon will become the hero of many anecdotes, cartoons and satirical articles. The disservice of the Azerbaijani propaganda to their supreme commander-in-chief will turn out badly more than once. However, they hardly think about the absurdity of such kind of false reports.

Meanwhile, ARTE TV channel which cooperates with Belgium, Poland, and Austria, with 94 percent of TV viewers in France and 85 percent – in Germany, aired a program on November 14 on dictatorship and violation of freedom of expression in Azerbaijan. The report tells the story of Azerbaijani dissidents persecuted for criticism of the authorities, including bloggers Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli, who have served their time in prison for a satirical video about Ilham Aliyev. The report also shows contrast between wealthy Baku and poverty-stricken regions of Azerbaijan. Watch the video here.