Adding Turkey’s involvement in Azerbaijan's 44-day military aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and Armenia last fall to Turkey's denial of the Armenian Genocide, Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar preaches peace and condemns Armenia.

Akar visited Azerbaijani capital Baku on the one-year anniversary of the cessation of hostilities unleashed by the Turkish-Azerbaijani tandem, and made anti-Armenian statements.

In particular, the Turkish minister "urged” Armenia to “abandon its inimical policy and join the platform of 3 + 3 regional cooperation."

According to him, the presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey "showed a very constructive approach aimed at creating a peaceful life for future generations, and opened the door to a new era based on [regional] stability and cooperation."

"We expect that Armenian officials, abandoning their current policy, will use this historic opportunity, including our proposal for a 3 + 3 [regional] platform," Akar said.

He added that the war in Karabakh is over and "a new struggle has begun to ensure lasting peace in the Caucasus."

"Everyone should know that the future cannot be built on hatred. Armenia must stop the enmity and look forward. For our part, we will continue our efforts to ensure peace, stability in our region," Hulusi Akar said.

The aforesaid statements by the Turkish defense minister, however, actually mean that Turkey demands from Armenia to stop the efforts aimed at the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide and the recognition of the right of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh to self-determination. But whatever the "efforts" for peace pledged by the Turkish minister would be, the international community has already seen—with the example the 44-day Artsakh war last fall—the use of combat drones against the civilian population, banned weapons, and mercenaries from the Middle East.