
Azerbaijan Tourism? Next Stop, the Lachin Pass
Amid accusations of an Azeri-based genocide, the Commission’s top foreign policy mandarin for the region, Lawrence Meredith, provoked a backlash by promoting Azerbaijani tourism.

Amid accusations of an Azeri-based genocide, the Commission’s top foreign policy mandarin for the region, Lawrence Meredith, provoked a backlash by promoting Azerbaijani tourism.

Azeri’s leading diplomat in Brussels stirred the pot by tweeting an image of a sniper rifle at MEPs visiting the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Turkish authorities launched an investigation into Disney after the network pulled a dramatisation of the life of Kemal Atatürk following lobbying by the Armenian diaspora.

The EU has been castigated for ignoring the plight of ethnic Armenians in captured territories, with Council President Charles Michel saying both sides made progress over issues of territorial integrity and prisoner exchange.

The report signals that not only is the EU wanted in the South Caucasus, but the EU wants to be there as well.

Negotiations in this region are at an impasse, with the Armenian enclave requesting humanitarian assistance and Azerbaijan demanding Armenian integration.

Borrell does not believe that sanctions are the only method for the EU to influence the situation.

Seemingly weeks away from an historic peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Moscow has derailed the process—strengthening its hand—without a shot being fired.

The Hungarian position between Armenia and Azerbaijan is delicate. Mutual aid between Christian countries invites Hungary to support Armenia, but Hungary also has strong ties with Azerbaijan as a member of the Organisation of Turkic States.

Facing a humanitarian crisis and an intransigent Azerbaijani regime, calls are mounting for a stronger EU intervention.