YEREVAN. – In the international arena, the Azerbaijani diplomacy is conducted not solely by “caviar diplomacy,” but also by the methods of street diplomacy, Armenia’s National Academy of Sciences Institute of Orientology Director, turkologist Ruben Safrastyan stated during a press conference on Monday.

“This is the diplomacy that applies non-diplomatic methods, [and] we need to fight against all this,” Safrastyan stressed. 

In his words, the Armenian scholars’ participation in a variety of international conferences is not limited to attendance alone.

“We meet with the representatives of different peoples, and organize discussions and present the necessary literature. We also must have an impact on the environment where Azerbaijani propaganda is carried out,” the turkologist noted.  

Ruben Safrastyan also expressed a conviction that some processes are going on in Azerbaijan and they contribute to the weakening of the ruling Aliyev clan in the country. 

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