Aliyev's statement that "Lake Sevan does not exist on Russian imperial maps, but Goycha does" should be considered in the context of Azerbaijan's internal water crisis and aspirations to control regional resources. About thiswroteDoctor of political sciences, energy security expert Vahe Davtyan.
"Today, the water problem has become one of the key factors of international security. Item 6 of the UN Millennium Goals refers to water security itself. According to the UN, more than 1 billion people in the world are deprived of the opportunity to use fresh water, and by 2030 an influx of about 700 million climate refugees may occur as a result of the lack of water resources.
All this proves that water is becoming not only a vital resource, but also a tool of geopolitical influence.
The shortage of fresh water in Azerbaijan has been getting deeper and deeper in recent years. Aliyev himself spoke more than once about the need for rational use of water.
According to the World Bank, internal reserves of renewable fresh water per capita in Azerbaijan are only 851 cubic meters, while in Armenia it is more than 2329 cubic meters. This means that Baku is gradually facing serious ecological and socio-economic threats. International experts even warn of a possible ecological disaster if the issue is not solved systematically.
In the current situation, provision of new water sources becomes vital for Azerbaijan. The water shortage has turned into one of Azerbaijan's top security and political issues, and Sevan, the region's most important water resource, clearly enters the field of Baku's geostrategic calculations, exposing the official narratives of Yerevan's "peace establishment," he wrote.
