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TheRepublic of Azerbaijan is a member of theUnited Nations, theNon-Aligned Movement, theOrganization for Security and Cooperation in Europe,NATO'sPartnership for Peace, theEuro-Atlantic Partnership Council, theWorld Health Organization, theEuropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development; theCouncil of Europe,CFE Treaty, theCommunity of Democracies; theInternational Monetary Fund; and theWorld Bank.
List of countries which Azerbaijan maintains diplomatic relations with:
| # | Country | Date[1] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 January 1992 | |
| 2 | 21 January 1992 | |
| 3 | 21 January 1992 | |
| 4 | 30 January 1992 | |
| 5 | 6 February 1992 | |
| 6 | 10 February 1992 | |
| 7 | 11 February 1992 | |
| 8 | 20 February 1992 | |
| 9 | 20 February 1992 | |
| 10 | 21 February 1992 | |
| 11 | 21 February 1992 | |
| 12 | 24 February 1992 | |
| 13 | 25 February 1992 | |
| 14 | 26 February 1992 | |
| 15 | 28 February 1992 | |
| 16 | 28 February 1992 | |
| 17 | 11 March 1992 | |
| 18 | 11 March 1992 | |
| 19 | 11 March 1992 | |
| 20 | 12 March 1992 | |
| 21 | 16 March 1992 | |
| 22 | 23 March 1992 | |
| 23 | 24 March 1992 | |
| 24 | 27 March 1992 | |
| 25 | 27 March 1992 | |
| 26 | 27 March 1992 | |
| 27 | 28 March 1992 | |
| 28 | 30 March 1992 | |
| 29 | 1 April 1992 | |
| 30 | 2 April 1992 | |
| 31 | 2 April 1992 | |
| 32 | 2 April 1992 | |
| 33 | 4 April 1992 | |
| 34 | 7 April 1992 | |
| — | 15 April 1992 | |
| 35 | 16 April 1992 | |
| 36 | 20 April 1992 | |
| 37 | 27 April 1992 | |
| 38 | 29 April 1992 | |
| 39 | 8 May 1992 | |
| 40 | 8 May 1992 | |
| — | 23 May 1992 | |
| 41 | 29 May 1992 | |
| 42 | 29 May 1992 | |
| 43 | 1 June 1992 | |
| 44 | 5 June 1992 | |
| 45 | 5 June 1992 | |
| 46 | 5 June 1992 | |
| 47 | 9 June 1992 | |
| 48 | 9 June 1992 | |
| 49 | 17 June 1992 | |
| 50 | 19 June 1992 | |
| 51 | 19 June 1992 | |
| 52 | 29 June 1992 | |
| 53 | 7 July 1992 | |
| 54 | 10 July 1992 | |
| 55 | 13 July 1992 | |
| 56 | 25 July 1992 | |
| 57 | 4 August 1992 | |
| 58 | 27 August 1992 | |
| 59 | 28 August 1992 | |
| 60 | 30 August 1992 | |
| 61 | 1 September 1992 | |
| 62 | 7 September 1992 | |
| 63 | 11 September 1992 | |
| 64 | 23 September 1992 | |
| 65 | 24 September 1992 | |
| 66 | 28 September 1992 | |
| 67 | 2 November 1992 | |
| 68 | 18 November 1992 | |
| 69 | 19 January 1993 | |
| 70 | 29 January 1993 | |
| 71 | 13 February 1993 | |
| 72 | 5 April 1993 | |
| 73 | 26 May 1993 | |
| 74 | 11 June 1993 | |
| 75 | 23 September 1993 | |
| 76 | 21 October 1993[2][3] | |
| 77 | 8 November 1993 | |
| 78 | 18 November 1993 | |
| 79 | 11 January 1994 | |
| 80 | 22 April 1994 | |
| 81 | 15 August 1994 | |
| 82 | 14 September 1994 | |
| 83 | 10 October 1994 | |
| 84 | 29 October 1994 | |
| 85 | 1 November 1994 | |
| 86 | 2 November 1994 | |
| 87 | 3 November 1994 | |
| 88 | 11 November 1994 | |
| 89 | 16 November 1994 | |
| 90 | 23 November 1994 | |
| 91 | 1 December 1994 | |
| 92 | 12 December 1994 | |
| 93 | 22 December 1994 | |
| 94 | 28 December 1994 | |
| 95 | 9 January 1995 | |
| 96 | 11 January 1995 | |
| 97 | 26 January 1995 | |
| 98 | 9 February 1995 | |
| 99 | 24 February 1995 | |
| 100 | 28 February 1995 | |
| 101 | 2 March 1995 | |
| 102 | 13 March 1995 | |
| 103 | 22 March 1995[4] | |
| 104 | 5 April 1995[5] | |
| 105 | 6 April 1995 | |
| 106 | 12 May 1995 | |
| 107 | 22 May 1995 | |
| 108 | 20 June 1995 | |
| 109 | 28 June 1995 | |
| 110 | 19 August 1995 | |
| 111 | 1 September 1995[6] | |
| 112 | 2 October 1995 | |
| 113 | 10 October 1995 | |
| 114 | 20 November 1995 | |
| 115 | 22 November 1995 | |
| 116 | 24 November 1995 | |
| 117 | 20 February 1996 | |
| 118 | 14 March 1996 | |
| 119 | 30 April 1996 | |
| 120 | 22 May 1996 | |
| 121 | 25 June 1996 | |
| 122 | 1 July 1996 | |
| 123 | 8 July 1996 | |
| 124 | 19 July 1996 | |
| 125 | 1 October 1996 | |
| 126 | 22 October 1996 | |
| 127 | 6 November 1996 | |
| 128 | 19 November 1996 | |
| 129 | 23 November 1996 | |
| 130 | 26 November 1996 | |
| 131 | 15 January 1997 | |
| 132 | 21 August 1997 | |
| 133 | 27 February 1998 | |
| 134 | 1 July 1998 | |
| 135 | 23 March 1999 | |
| 136 | 3 August 1999 | |
| 137 | 14 October 1999 | |
| 138 | 11 February 2000[7] | |
| 139 | 19 April 2002 | |
| 140 | 24 June 2002[7] | |
| 141 | 9 May 2003[7] | |
| 142 | 23 May 2003[7] | |
| 143 | 22 March 2004 | |
| 144 | 22 March 2004[7] | |
| 145 | 22 March 2004 | |
| 146 | 5 April 2004 | |
| 147 | 5 April 2004 | |
| 148 | 20 April 2004 | |
| 149 | 20 April 2004 | |
| 150 | 21 May 2004 | |
| 151 | 28 May 2004 | |
| 152 | 28 May 2004 | |
| 153 | 28 May 2004 | |
| 154 | 11 November 2004 | |
| 155 | 11 November 2004[7] | |
| 156 | 15 June 2006[7] | |
| 157 | 27 November 2007[7] | |
| 158 | 19 December 2007 | |
| 159 | 24 April 2008 | |
| 160 | 24 October 2008 | |
| 161 | 9 September 2009[7] | |
| 162 | 1 January 2010[7] | |
| 163 | 7 January 2010 | |
| 164 | 10 March 2010[7] | |
| 165 | 11 March 2010[7] | |
| 166 | 18 March 2010 | |
| 167 | 23 September 2010[8] | |
| 168 | 28 December 2010 | |
| 169 | 8 February 2011[7] | |
| 170 | 4 March 2011[7] | |
| 171 | 11 April 2011[9] | |
| 172 | 23 September 2011 | |
| 173 | 28 September 2012 | |
| 174 | 23 October 2012 | |
| 175 | 7 February 2013 | |
| 176 | 2 May 2017[7] | |
| 177 | 22 September 2017[7] | |
| 178 | 19 January 2018[7] | |
| 179 | 1 February 2018[7] | |
| 180 | 19 March 2018 | |
| 181 | 25 September 2018 | |
| 182 | 7 February 2019 | |
| 183 | 2 August 2019[7] | |
| 184 | 17 October 2019 | |
| 185 | 5 May 2023[7] | |
| — | 29 April 2025[10] | |
| 186 | 11 November 2025[11] | |
| Organization | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
SeeAzerbaijan in the Council of Europe
| ||
| 1996[12] | SeeAzerbaijan–European Union relations
| |
| 1992[13] | SeeAzerbaijan–NATO relations
| |
| 2009[14] | SeeAzerbaijan–Turkic Council relations |
| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2004[15] | SeeAzerbaijan–Burkina Faso relations | |
| 23 October 2011[16] | SeeAzerbaijan–DR Congo relations | |
| 22 October 1996[17] | SeeAzerbaijan–Djibouti relations | |
| 27 March 1992 |
| |
| 2 November 1992[18] | SeeAzerbaijan–Ethiopia relations
| |
| 11 November 1994[19] | SeeAzerbaijan–Gambia relations | |
| 31 May 2004[15] | SeeAzerbaijan–Kenya relations | |
| 16 March 1992[20] | SeeAzerbaijan–Libya relations | |
| 25 December 1992[21] | SeeAzerbaijan–Morocco relations
| |
| 14 March 1996[22] | SeeAzerbaijan–Senegal relations | |
| 29 April 1992[23] | SeeAzerbaijan–South Africa relations
| |
| 1 July 1998[24] | See Azerbaijan–Tunisia relations |
| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 8 November 1992[25] | SeeArgentina–Azerbaijan relations
| |
| 21 October 1993[28] | SeeAzerbaijan–Brazil relations | |
| 10 July 1992[31] | SeeAzerbaijan–Canada relations | |
| 13 December 1994[34] | SeeAzerbaijan–Colombia relations | |
| 27 March 1992[36] | SeeAzerbaijan–Cuba relations
| |
| 22 March 2004[37] | SeeAzerbaijan–Ecuador relations | |
| 14 January 1992[38] | SeeAzerbaijan–Mexico relations
| |
| 10 February 1994[41] | SeeAzerbaijan–Nicaragua relations
| |
| 20 April 2004[43] | SeeAzerbaijan–Paraguay relations
| |
| 25 June 1996[44] | SeeAzerbaijan–Peru relations | |
| 1919, 28 February 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–United States relations On 25 December 1991 PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush announced that the United States recognized the independence of all 12former Soviet republics, including Azerbaijan.[46]
| |
| 12 January 1995[49] | SeeAzerbaijan–Uruguay relations
| |
| 12 May 1995[50] | SeeAzerbaijan–Venezuela relations
|
| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1918–1921 Armenia and Azerbaijan do not have formal relations since that time | SeeArmenia–Azerbaijan relations,First Nagorno-Karabakh War,Second Nagorno-Karabakh war The neighboring nations of Armenia and Azerbaijan have had formal governmental relations between 1918 and 1921, when both countries were briefly independent. The two nations have fought three wars in the1918–20 (Armenian–Azerbaijani War), the1988–94 (Nagorno-Karabakh War), and the2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, with the last two ending in ceasefire agreements - theBishkek Protocol and the2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement respectively. There are no formal diplomatic relations between the two countries, because of the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and dispute. In 2008, Azerbaijani presidentIlham Aliyev declared, "Nagorno Karabakh will never be independent; the position is backed by international mediators as well; Armenia has to accept the reality," and "in 1918,Yerevan was granted to theArmenians. It was a great mistake. Thekhanate of Iravan was theAzerbaijani territory, the Armenians were guests here."[51] During the Soviet period, many Armenians and Azerbaijanis lived side by side in peace. However, whenMikhail Gorbachev introduced the policies ofGlasnost andPerestroika, the majority of Armenians from theNagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) of theAzerbaijan SSR began a movement to unify with theArmenian SSR. In 1988, the Armenians of Karabakh voted to secede and join Armenia. This, along with mutual massacres in Azerbaijan and Armenia resulted in the conflict that became known as theNagorno-Karabakh War. The violence resulted inde facto Armenian control of former NKAO and seven surrounding Azerbaijani regions, which was effectively halted when both sides agrees to observe a cease-fire, which has since been in effect since May 1994, and in late 1995 both also agreed to mediation of theOSCE Minsk Group. The Minsk Group is currently co-chaired by the U.S., France, and Russia and comprises Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and several Western European nations. Despite the cease fire, up to 40 clashes are reported along the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict lines of control each year.[citation needed] The two countries are still technically at war. Citizens of the Republic of Armenia, as well as citizens of any other country who are ofArmenian descent, are forbidden entry to the Republic of Azerbaijan. If a person's passport shows any evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh, they are forbidden entry to the Republic of Azerbaijan.[52] In 2008, in what became known as the2008 Mardakert Skirmishes, Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed over Nagorno-Karabakh. The fighting between the two sides was brief, with few casualties on either side.[53] As of July 2020, the new round of military escalation along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan continued, thus making it one of the most explosive regions in Eurasia.[54] On 27 September 2020, a newmilitary conflict emerged between Azerbaijan and Armenia.[55] The following day, on 28 September 2020, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree declaring a partial military mobilisation following clashes with Armenian forces over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.[56] Anarmistice agreement between the two countries was signed on 10 November 2020, returning control of theterritories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan. On 8 August 2025, in a press conference at theWhite House, the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a peace deal, ending the conflict after over three decades.[57] | |
| 30 December 1991[58] | SeeAzerbaijan–Bangladesh relations
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| 2 April 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–China relations
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| 28 February 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan-India relations | |
| 24 September 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan-Indonesia relations
| |
| 1918, 12 March 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–Iran relations
| |
| 2 January 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–Iraq relations
| |
| 7 April 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–Israel relations | |
| 7 September 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–Japan relations
| |
| 13 February 1993[65][66] | SeeAzerbaijan–Jordan relations | |
| 27 August 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–Kazakhstan relations
| |
| 19 January 1993 | SeeAzerbaijan-Kyrgyzstan relations
| |
| 22 May 1995 | SeeAzerbaijan–Laos relations | |
| 18 September 1992[67] | SeeAzerbaijan–Lebanon relations
| |
| 31 December 1991 | SeeAzerbaijan–Malaysia relations
| |
| 14 September 1994 | SeeAzerbaijan–Qatar relations
| |
| 9 June 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–Pakistan relations
| |
| 15 April 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–Palestine relations
| |
| 27 March 1992[73] | SeeAzerbaijan–Philippines relations | |
| 24 February 1992[74] | SeeAzerbaijan–Saudi Arabia relations
| |
| 23 March 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–South Korea relations | |
| 28 March 1992[78] | SeeAzerbaijan–Syria relations Syria is accredited to Azerbaijan from its embassy inTehran,Iran. | |
| 7 July 1992[79] | SeeAzerbaijan–Thailand relations
| |
| 14 Jan. 1992[80] | SeeAzerbaijan–Turkey relations
| |
| 9 June 1992[82] | SeeAzerbaijan–Turkmenistan relations
| |
| 2 October 1995[84] | SeeAzerbaijan–Uzbekistan relations
| |
| 23 September 1992[85] | SeeAzerbaijan–Vietnam relations | |
| 25 February 1992[86] | SeeAzerbaijan–Yemen relations
|
| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1992[87] | SeeAlbania–Azerbaijan relations
| |
| 20 February 1992 | SeeAustria–Azerbaijan relations
| |
| 11 June 1993 | SeeAzerbaijan–Belarus relations
| |
| 17 June 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–Belgium relations
| |
| 19 February 1995[92] | SeeAzerbaijan–Bosnia and Herzegovina relations
| |
| 5 June 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan—Bulgaria relations
| |
| 26 January 1995 | SeeAzerbaijan–Croatia relations
| |
| Azerbaijan formally recognizes the government of the Republic of Cyprus as the sole representative of the island, but has not yet established diplomatic relations with Cyprus. The parliament of Azerbaijan'sNakhchivan Autonomous Republic issued a resolution recognizing the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as a sovereign state. While this recognition is not regarded by Azerbaijan and internationally as 'official state-to-state', Azerbaijan itself maintained cordial unofficial relations with theTRNC. In 2004, Azerbaijan threatened to formally recognize the TRNC if theAnnan Plan was voted down by the Greek Cypriots (who rejected the plan in one of twin referendums held 24 April 2004 in both the Greek and Turkish zones simultaneously), but backed off the threat when it was pointed out by Cyprus that doing so would be hypocritical, as a portion of its territory just like that of Cyprus itself is under occupation and would probably result in negative impact on its ongoing dispute with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh.[97] | ||
| 29 January 1993 | SeeAzerbaijan–Czech Republic relations
| |
| 2 April 1992[99] | SeeAzerbaijan-Denmark relations
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| 20 April 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan-Estonia relations | |
| 24 March 1992 | ||
| 21 February 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan—France relations
| |
| 1918, 18 November 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–Georgia relations
| |
| 20 February 1992[104] | SeeAzerbaijan–Germany relations
| |
| 2 April 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–Greece relations
| |
| 23 May 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–Holy See relations
| |
| 27 April 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–Hungary relations
| |
| 27 February 1998[110] | SeeAzerbaijan–Iceland relations | |
| 1 July 1996 | See Azerbaijan–Ireland relations | |
| 8 May 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–Italy relations
| |
| 11 January 1994 | SeeAzerbaijan—Latvia relations
| |
| 27 November 1995 | SeeAzerbaijan—Lithuania relations
| |
| 21 December 1991[115] | SeeAzerbaijan–Moldova relations
| |
| 24 April 2008 | SeeAzerbaijan–Montenegro relations Azerbaijan recognized the independence ofMontenegro on 24 July 2006. On 24 April 2008, diplomatic relations between these two countries were established. | |
| 1 April 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–Netherlands relations
| |
| 28 June 1995[118] | SeeAzerbaijan—North Macedonia relations
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| 21 February 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan-Poland relations
| |
| 5 June 1992[119] | SeeAzerbaijan–Portugal relations
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| 21 June 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–Romania relations
| |
| 4 April 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–Russia relations
| |
| 21 August 1997 | SeeAzerbaijan–Serbia relations | |
| 23 November 1993[121] | SeeAzerbaijan–Slovakia relations
| |
| 20 February 1996[122] | SeeAzerbaijan–Slovenia relations
| |
| 11 February 1992[123] | SeeAzerbaijan–Spain relations
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| 8 May 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–Sweden relations
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| 21 January 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–Switzerland relations
| |
| 1919, 6 February 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan–Ukraine relations
| |
| 1918, 11 March 1992 | SeeAzerbaijan – United Kingdom relations Azerbaijan establisheddiplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 11 March 1992.
Both countries share common membership of theCouncil of Europe,European Court of Human Rights, and theOSCE. Bilaterally the two countries have a Double Taxation Agreement,[132] and an Investment Agreement.[133] |
| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 19 June 1992[134] | SeeAustralia–Azerbaijan relations
| |
| 29 June 1992[135] | SeeAzerbaijan–New Zealand relations
|
The frozen conflict over currently largely Armenian-populated region of Nagorno-Karabakh within theRepublic of Azerbaijan began when in 1988 the Armenian majority of Nagorno-Karabakh demanded autonomy with demonstrations and persecutions against ethnic Azeris following in Armenia. This led toanti-Armenian rioting in Azerbaijan, with Azerbaijani militias beginning their effort to expel Armenians from the enclave. In 1992, a war broke out andpogroms of Armenians and Azeris forced both groups to flee their homes. In 1994, a Russian-brokered ceasefire ended the war but more than 1 million ethnic Armenians and Azeris are still not able to return. In 2023, anAzerbaijani offensive into Nagorno-Karabakh ended the conflict, with the self-proclaimedRepublic of Artsakh conceding sovereignty to the government of Azerbaijan on January 1, 2024.
TheEuropean Stability Initiative (ESI) has revealed in a report from 2012 with the title "Caviar diplomacy: How Azerbaijan silenced the Council of Europe", that since Azerbaijan's entry into theCouncil of Europe, each year 30 to 40 deputies are invited to Azerbaijan and generously paid with expensive gifts, includingcaviar (worth up to 1,400 euro), silk carpets, gold, silver and large amounts of money.[136][137] In return they becomelobbyists for Azerbaijan. This practice has been widely referred to as "Caviar diplomacy".[138]
ESI also published a report on 2013 Presidential elections in Azerbaijan titled "Disgraced: Azerbaijan and the end of election monitoring as we know it". The report revealed the ties between Azerbaijani government and the members of certain observation missions who praised the elections.[139] Azerbaijan's "Caviar diplomacy" at 2013 presidential elections sparked a major international scandal, as the reports of two authoritative organizationsParliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe/European Parliament andOSCE/ODIHR completely contradicted one another in their assessments of elections.[140][141][142][143]
Non-governmental anti-corruption organizationTransparency International has regularly judged Azerbaijan to be one of the most corrupt countries in the world[143][144] and has also criticized Azerbaijan for the "Caviar diplomacy".[138][145]
At June 2016 the public prosecutor of Milan has accused the former leader of the (Christian) Union of the center and of the European People's Party of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Luca Volonte of accepting large bribes from representatives of the Azerbaijani government.[146] Two people with high-level experience of the Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly (Pace) have told the Guardian they believe its members have been offered bribes for votes by Azerbaijan. Former Azerbaijani diplomat, Arif Mammadov, alleged that a member of Azerbaijan's delegation at the Council of Europe had €30m (£25m) to spend on lobbying its institutions, including the Council of Europe assembly.[147] PACE ratified the terms of reference of an independent external investigation body to carry out a detailed independent inquiry into the allegations of corruption at the council involving Azerbaijan.[148]
On 6 March 2017,ESISC (European Strategic Intelligence and Security Center) published a scandalous report called "The Armenian Connection" where it veraciously attacked human rights NGOs and research organisations criticising human rights violations and corruption in Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Russia.[149]
ESISC in that report asserted that "Caviar diplomacy" report elaborated by ESI aimed to create climate of suspicion based on slander to form a network of MPs that would engage in a political war against Azerbaijan.[150] In the Second Chapter of the report called "The Armenian Connection: «Mr X», Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights" that was published on 18 April 2017 ESISC asserted that the network composed of European PMs, Armenian officials and some NGOs:Human Rights Watch,Amnesty International, "Human Rights House Foundation", "Open Dialog",European Stability Initiative, andHelsinki Committee for Human Rights, was financed by theSoros Foundation. According to ESISC the key figure of the network since 2012 has beenNils Muižnieks, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe and the network has served to the interests of George Soros and the Republic of Armenia.[151]"The report is written in the worst traditions of authoritarian propaganda, makes absurd claims, and is clearly aimed at deflecting the wave of criticism against cover-up of unethical lobbying and corruption in PACE and demands for change in the Assembly", said Freedom Files Analytical Centre.[149]
According Robert Coalson (Radio Free Europe), ESISC is a part of Baku's lobbying efforts to extend to the use of front think tanks to shift public opinion.[152]
European Stability Initiative said that "ESISC report is full of lies (such as claiming that German PACE member Strasser holds pro-Armenian views and citing as evidence that he went to Yerevan in 2015 to commemorate theArmenian genocide, when Strasser has never in his life been to independent Armenia)".[153]
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