Genocide is not a matter of “simply [having] differences”: Lemkin Institute accuses world leaders of complicity in genocide

In an X (Twitter) post, the Lemkin Institute for Genocide
Prevention called the U.S. belief that the regime of the Azerbaijani President
can engage in good-faith talks delusional and accused world leaders of
complicity in genocide.

“Demonstrating that it has learned nothing from the genocide
currently being committed by Azerbaijan against the Armenians of
Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh, the United States continues to enable the perpetrator
with its reckless “bothsidesism” and its delusional belief that the
genocidal regime of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev can engage in good-faith
talks or negotiations,” reads the post.

The Lemkin Institute referred to a recent statement made by
the spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, Matthew Miller. The latter
had said that “there are two sides here that simply have differences” and that
they should agree to talk to each other and reach a settlement. The institute
noted that “Genocide is not a matter of ‘simply [having] differences.’”

“ Furthermore, suggesting that the US has played no role in
enabling Aliyev’s impunity to commit genocide is mendacious at best. The Lemkin
Institute warns world leaders that they are behaving in ways that leave them
open not only to charges of complicity in genocide but also to charges of
aiding and abetting the crime,” reads the post.