De Waal weighs in on "damage" from Baku park with dummies of ArmeniansApril 15, 2021 - 11:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - British journalist and writer on the Caucasus Thomas de Waal has commented on Azerbaijan's new "war trophy park" with dummies of Armenian soldiers and helmets of fallen Karabakh servicemen. De Waal's remarks came after the authors of what they described as "sculptures" said: "We tried to create the most realistic representations. It was a long and difficult process. We gave them hooked noses, flat heads and other features." On April 12, the President of Azerbaijan attended the opening of a “park” dedicated to Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) war in Baku, where alongside Armenian military equipment seized during hostilities, wax figures of what Azerbaijan claims to be Armenian servicemen, as well as their personal belongings and the helmets of fallen Armenian troops were also displayed. "Horrible. The Jewish part of me feels this acutely. In the 19thC Caucasus “hook-nosed” “greedy” Armenians echoed anti-Semitic tropes in Europe. Now a young sculptor studying in Venice repeats it today," De Wall said in a tweet. "I’m glad to see Azerbaijanis rejecting this, but big damage has been done," he added, although most Azerbaijanis on social media platforms seem to be defending the park. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Residents Of border villages protest as Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on delimitation Residents of several Armenian communities in the northeastern Tavush province began protests late on Friday. Up to 10% cashback from GetTransfer with IDBank cards IDBank clients who make their booking on GetTransfer will receive an exclusive cashback. European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. |