Azerbaijan
German President Steinmeier arrives in Baku for historic visit clouded by controversy
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s visit to Baku is the first time a German president has been to the country.
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Azerbaijan summons German ambassador ahead of president’s visit to Baku
The spat appears to have originated from a now deleted Instagram post from the German president containing the Nagorno-Karabakh flag.
Azerbaijan
Erasmus+ office and programmes to close in Azerbaijan
The Erasmus+ programme in Azerbaijan has effectively been unofficially suspended.
Armenia–Azerbaijan Conflict
EU monitors refute Azerbaijani claim of ceasefire violation on Armenia border
The statement came after Azerbaijan accused Armenia of violating the ceasefire.
Armenia–Azerbaijan Conflict
EU Parliament calls for sanctions against Azerbaijani officials
The EU Parliament has called on the EU to end its gas dependency on Baku, and for the imposition of sanctions against Azerbaijani officials over human rights violations in the country, and individuals who threaten Armenia In a resolution adopted on Thursday, MEPs cited ‘worrying reports’ of Russian gas being rebranded as Azerbaijani for export to the EU, thereby bypassing Western sanctions. They also noted Azerbaijan’s deepening ties with Russia since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2
Azerbaijan
Baku accuses West of interfering in its affairs by funding AbzasMedia
Azerbaijan has accused the US, France, and Germany of interfering in the country’s internal affairs by funding AbzasMedia, an independent news outlet raided by the police last week. On Tuesday, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned French Ambassador Anne Boillon, German Ambassador Ralf Horlemann, and acting US Ambassador Hugo Guevara to discuss their countries’ funding of AbzasMedia. According to their statement, during the meetings the ministry accused the United States Agen
Azerbaijan
EU condemns ‘totally unacceptable’ threat from Azerbaijani ambassador
The EU has condemned an apparent threat to members of the European parliament by Azerbaijan’s ambassador to the EU, Vagif Sadigov. Sadigov, who also serves as the country’s ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg, tweeted on 23 June in response to a visit by a delegation of MEPs to Armenia which travelled close to the border with Azerbaijan. Sadigov posted an image and description of an Azerbaijani-produced sniper rifle with the following caption: ‘They know what they are doing to protect the
