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Iran specialist Vardan Voskanyan has denounced Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev over his renewed territorial claims against Armenia, insisting lasting peace with Baku's barbaric regime is impossible.

Speaking at a summit of Turkic states on Thursday, Aliyev again called the territory of present-day Armenia “Western Azerbaijan”.

“Do you realize that Azerbaijan, an artificial entity, refuses to acknowledge not only the existence of Artsakh, but also Armenia, as well as our hard-earned basic right to live in our sacred homeland and have a state,” Voskanyan wrote on Telegram on Friday.

“All illusions that any lasting peace is possible with the barbarians who do not even recognize our basic rights are empty and dangerous and, in fact, clear the way for a new genocide.

“Also empty and dangerous are all those "thoughts" that someone will fight against the barbarians instead of us. We could have supporters fighting with us, but no one will fight for Artsakh and Armenia instead of us,” the expert said.