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Azerbaijan tried to use the European Games to improve its own reputation, but what it got was just the opposite, political analyst Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan told reporters on Monday.

Azerbaijan found itself in a different situation. War began in the media and political fields and the difference between Azerbaijan and the West became particularly evident, said the expert.

The expert noted that information warfare goes on in rather tough conditions and many media outlets even refused to cover the European Games as they witnessed violence and human rights violations. “The Games gave an opportunity to label Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan’s dictatorship was in fact confirmed,” he said.

“Both the sportsmen and those covering the Games saw Azerbaijan’s true face which had been hidden by that country’s leadership for many years,” Melik-Shahnazaryan stressed.