YEREVAN, DECEMBER 19, ARMENPRESS. The official anti-Armenian policy adopted by Azerbaijan is the reason of committing war crimes by the Azerbaijani people, Philippe Raffi Kalfayan - Legal Counsel and Associate Researcher in International Public Law at Paris 2 University - said in an exclusive interview with Panorama.am.

He said the issue can be discussed to develop international judicial processes. This process can have a significant role in the legal struggle of the Armenian people, which is the recognition of the independence of Nagorno Karabakh.

Kalfayan, who served as Secretary General of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) 2001-2007, said the Armenian Genocide denial in Europe and US is no longer being financed by Turkey, rather it is financed by Azerbaijan.

“Azerbaijan is also engaged in the cause of denial of the Armenian Genocide, although, the issue doesn’t relate to it. This shows that the denialism is a clear policy which aims to spread hatred against Armenians. It can be stated that here there is a link since it has its impact on Nagorno Karabakh. Recently the NKR Ombudsman published a report on the war crimes committed by the Azerbaijanis during the April war. Examples of tortures and mutilations against Armenians are a vivid evidence of hatred policy”, Kalfayan said who specializes in the field of public international law.