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Foreign relations of Azerbaijan

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The Republic of Azerbaijan is a member of the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, NATO's Partnership for Peace, the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, the World Health Organization, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; the Council of Europe, CFE Treaty, the Community of Democracies; the International Monetary Fund; and the World Bank.

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List of countries which Azerbaijan maintains diplomatic relations with:

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1 Turkey 14 January 1992
2 Liechtenstein 21 January 1992
3  Switzerland 21 January 1992
4 North Korea 30 January 1992
5 Ukraine 6 February 1992
6 Mexico 10 February 1992
7 Spain 11 February 1992
8 Austria 20 February 1992
9 Germany 20 February 1992
10 France 21 February 1992
11 Poland 21 February 1992
12 Saudi Arabia 24 February 1992
13 Yemen 25 February 1992
14 Bangladesh 26 February 1992
15 India 28 February 1992
16 United States 28 February 1992
17 Guinea 11 March 1992
18 Nigeria 11 March 1992
19 United Kingdom 11 March 1992
20 Iran 12 March 1992
21 Libya 16 March 1992
22 South Korea 23 March 1992
23 Finland 24 March 1992
24 Cuba 27 March 1992
25 Egypt 27 March 1992
26 Philippines 27 March 1992
27 Syria 28 March 1992
28 Iraq 30 March 1992
29 Netherlands 1 April 1992
30 China 2 April 1992
31 Denmark 2 April 1992
32 Greece 2 April 1992
33 Russia 4 April 1992
34 Israel 7 April 1992
— State of Palestine 15 April 1992
35 Mongolia 16 April 1992
36 Estonia 20 April 1992
37 Hungary 27 April 1992
38 South Africa 29 April 1992
39 Sweden 8 May 1992
40 Italy 8 May 1992
— Holy See 23 May 1992
41 Moldova 29 May 1992
42 Tajikistan 29 May 1992
43 Luxembourg 1 June 1992
44 Norway 5 June 1992
45 Bulgaria 5 June 1992
46 Portugal 5 June 1992
47 Pakistan 9 June 1992
48 Turkmenistan 9 June 1992
49 Belgium 17 June 1992
50 Australia 19 June 1992
51 Romania 19 June 1992
52 New Zealand 29 June 1992
53 Thailand 7 July 1992
54 Canada 10 July 1992
55 Oman 13 July 1992
56 Sudan 25 July 1992
57 Sri Lanka 4 August 1992
58 Guinea-Bissau 27 August 1992
59 Morocco 28 August 1992
60 Kazakhstan 30 August 1992
61 United Arab Emirates 1 September 1992
62 Japan 7 September 1992
63 Ghana 11 September 1992
64 Vietnam 23 September 1992
65 Indonesia 24 September 1992
66 Lebanon 28 September 1992
67 Ethiopia 2 November 1992
68 Georgia 18 November 1992
69 Kyrgyzstan 19 January 1993
70 Czech Republic 29 January 1993
71 Jordan 13 February 1993
72 Malaysia 5 April 1993
73 Madagascar 26 May 1993
74 Belarus 11 June 1993
75 Albania 23 September 1993
76 Brazil 21 October 1993[2][3]
77 Argentina 8 November 1993
78 Zambia 18 November 1993
79 Latvia 11 January 1994
80 Algeria 22 April 1994
81 Singapore 15 August 1994
82 Qatar 14 September 1994
83 Kuwait 10 October 1994
84 Mauritania 29 October 1994
85 Guatemala 1 November 1994
86 Seychelles 2 November 1994
87 Chile 3 November 1994
88 Gambia 11 November 1994
89 Afghanistan 16 November 1994
90 Nicaragua 23 November 1994
91 Angola 1 December 1994
92 Colombia 12 December 1994
93 Honduras 22 December 1994
94 Cambodia 28 December 1994
95 Malta 9 January 1995
96 Uruguay 11 January 1995
97 Croatia 26 January 1995
98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 February 1995
99 Cameroon 24 February 1995
100   Nepal 28 February 1995
101 Burundi 2 March 1995
102 Sierra Leone 13 March 1995
103 Saint Kitts and Nevis 22 March 1995[4]
104 Antigua and Barbuda 5 April 1995[5]
105 Panama 6 April 1995
106 Venezuela 12 May 1995
107 Laos 22 May 1995
108 Mozambique 20 June 1995
109 North Macedonia 28 June 1995
110 Uganda 19 August 1995
111 Guyana 1 September 1995[6]
112 Uzbekistan 2 October 1995
113 Niger 10 October 1995
114 Lithuania 20 November 1995
115 Jamaica 22 November 1995
116 Brunei 24 November 1995
117 Slovenia 20 February 1996
118 Senegal 14 March 1996
119 Andorra 30 April 1996
120 Liberia 22 May 1996
121 Peru 25 June 1996
122 Ireland 1 July 1996
123 Bolivia 8 July 1996
124 Mauritius 19 July 1996
125 Gabon 1 October 1996
126 Djibouti 22 October 1996
127 Bahrain 6 November 1996
128 Ivory Coast 19 November 1996
129 Slovakia 23 November 1996
130 Mali 26 November 1996
131 Costa Rica 15 January 1997
132 Serbia 21 August 1997
133 Iceland 27 February 1998
134 Tunisia 1 July 1998
135 El Salvador 23 March 1999
136 Myanmar 3 August 1999
137 Benin 14 October 1999
138 Suriname 11 February 2000[7]
139 San Marino 19 April 2002
140 Belize 24 June 2002[7]
141 Haiti 9 May 2003[7]
142 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23 May 2003[7]
143 Cape Verde 22 March 2004
144 Ecuador 22 March 2004[7]
145 Somalia 22 March 2004
146 Chad 5 April 2004
147 Timor-Leste 5 April 2004
148 Eritrea 20 April 2004
149 Paraguay 20 April 2004
150 Malawi 21 May 2004
151 Burkina Faso 28 May 2004
152 Kenya 28 May 2004
153 Rwanda 28 May 2004
154 Equatorial Guinea 11 November 2004
155 Nauru 11 November 2004[7]
156 Maldives 15 June 2006[7]
157 Dominican Republic 27 November 2007[7]
158 Monaco 19 December 2007
159 Montenegro 24 April 2008
160 Zimbabwe 24 October 2008
161 Tuvalu 9 September 2009[7]
162 Comoros 1 January 2010[7]
163 Eswatini 7 January 2010
164 Marshall Islands 10 March 2010[7]
165 Saint Lucia 11 March 2010[7]
166 Fiji 18 March 2010
167 Grenada 23 September 2010[8]
168 Togo 28 December 2010
169 Solomon Islands 8 February 2011[7]
170 Dominica 4 March 2011[7]
171 Trinidad and Tobago 11 April 2011[9]
172 Democratic Republic of the Congo 23 September 2011
173 Lesotho 28 September 2012
174 South Sudan 23 October 2012
175 Bhutan 7 February 2013
176 Bahamas 2 May 2017[7]
177 Vanuatu 22 September 2017[7]
178 Samoa 19 January 2018[7]
179 Palau 1 February 2018[7]
180 Republic of the Congo 19 March 2018
181 São Tomé and Príncipe 25 September 2018
182 Tanzania 7 February 2019
183 Barbados 2 August 2019[7]
184 Namibia 17 October 2019
185 Papua New Guinea 5 May 2023[7]
— Cook Islands 29 April 2025[10]
186 Botswana 11 November 2025[7]
187 Federated States of Micronesia 1 June 2026[7]
188 Central African Republic 23 September 2026[11]
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Information on some of the countries with which Azerbaijan maintains formal relations

Multilateral

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Organization Formal Relations Began Notes
Council of Europe See Azerbaijan in the Council of Europe
European Union27 February 1992[12] See Azerbaijan–European Union relations
NATO1992[13] See Azerbaijan–NATO relations
 Turkic States2009[14] See Azerbaijan–Turkic Council relations
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Africa

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Burkina Faso28 May 2004[1] See Azerbaijan–Burkina Faso relations
Democratic Republic of the Congo23 September 2011[1] See Azerbaijan–DR Congo relations
Djibouti22 October 1996[1] See Azerbaijan–Djibouti relations
Ethiopia2 November 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Ethiopia relations
Gambia11 November 1994[1] See Azerbaijan–the Gambia relations
Kenya28 May 2004[1] See Azerbaijan–Kenya relations
Libya16 March 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Libya relations
Morocco28 August 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Morocco relations
Senegal14 March 1996[1] See Azerbaijan–Senegal relations
South Africa29 April 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–South Africa relations
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Americas

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Country Formal Relations Began Notes
Argentina8 November 1993[1] See Argentina–Azerbaijan relations
Brazil21 October 1993[2][3] See Azerbaijan–Brazil relations
Canada10 July 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Canada relations
  • Azerbaijan has an embassy in Ottawa.[19]
  • Canada is accredited to Azerbaijan from its embassy in Ankara, Turkey.[20]
Colombia12 December 1994[1] See Azerbaijan–Colombia relations
Cuba27 March 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Cuba relations
Ecuador22 March 2004[7] See Azerbaijan–Ecuador relations
Mexico10 February 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Mexico relations
Nicaragua23 November 1994[1] See Azerbaijan–Nicaragua relations
  • Nicaragua is represented in Azerbaijan through its embassy in Moscow, Russia.[24]
Paraguay20 April 2004[1] See Azerbaijan–Paraguay relations
Peru25 June 1996[1] See Azerbaijan–Peru relations
  • Peru has an embassy in Baku.[25]
United States28 February 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–United States relations

On 25 December 1991 President George H. W. Bush announced that the United States recognized the independence of all 12 former Soviet republics, including Azerbaijan.[26]

Uruguay11 January 1995[1] See Azerbaijan–Uruguay relations
Venezuela12 May 1995[1] See Azerbaijan–Venezuela relations
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Asia

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Country Formal Relations Began Notes
Armenia See Armenia–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 the 1918–20 (Armenian–Azerbaijani War), the 1988–94 (Nagorno-Karabakh War), and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, with the last two ending in ceasefire agreements - the Bishkek Protocol and the 2020 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 president Ilham 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 the Armenians. It was a great mistake. The khanate of Iravan was the Azerbaijani territory, the Armenians were guests here."[29]

During the Soviet period, many Armenians and Azerbaijanis lived side by side in peace. However, when Mikhail Gorbachev introduced the policies of Glasnost and Perestroika, the majority of Armenians from the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) of the Azerbaijan SSR began a movement to unify with the Armenian 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 the Nagorno-Karabakh War. The violence resulted in de facto Armenian control of former NKAO and seven surrounding Azerbaijani regions, which was effectively halted when both sides agreed to observe a cease-fire, which has since been in effect since May 1994, and in late 1995 both also agreed to mediation of the OSCE 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 of Armenian 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.[30]

In 2008, in what became known as the 2008 Mardakert Skirmishes, Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed over Nagorno-Karabakh. The fighting between the two sides was brief, with few casualties on either side.[31]

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.[32]

On 27 September 2020, a new military conflict emerged between Azerbaijan and Armenia.[33] 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.[34] An armistice agreement between the two countries was signed on 10 November 2020, returning control of the territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan.

On 8 August 2025, in a press conference at the White House, the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a peace deal, ending the conflict after over three decades.[35]

Bangladesh26 February 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Bangladesh relations
China28 February 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–China relations
  • Azerbaijan has an embassy in Beijing.[36]
India28 February 1992[1] See Azerbaijan-India relations
Indonesia24 September 1992[1] See Azerbaijan-Indonesia relations
Iran12 March 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Iran relations
  • Iran recognized Azerbaijan on 4 January 1992.[26]
Iraq30 March 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Iraq relations
Israel7 April 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Israel relations
  • Azerbaijan is one of the few majority Muslim countries to develop bilateral strategic and economic relations with Israel.[37]
  • Israel was one of the first countries to recognize Azerbaijan on 25 December 1991.[38]
Japan7 September 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Japan relations
  • Azerbaijan has an embassy in Tokyo since 12 October 2005.[39]
  • Japan has an embassy in Baku since 21 January 2000.[40]
Jordan13 February 1993[1] See Azerbaijan–Jordan relations
Kazakhstan30 August 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Kazakhstan relations
Kyrgyzstan19 January 1993[1] See Azerbaijan-Kyrgyzstan relations
Lebanon28 September 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Lebanon relations
Malaysia5 April 1993[1] See Azerbaijan–Malaysia relations
  • Azerbaijan has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur, and Malaysia has an embassy in Baku[41]
Qatar14 September 1994[1] See Azerbaijan–Qatar relations
Pakistan9 June 1992[1]See Azerbaijan–Pakistan relations
Palestine15 April 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Palestine relations
Philippines27 March 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Philippines relations
Saudi Arabia24 February 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Saudi Arabia relations
South Korea23 March 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–South Korea relations
  • Azerbaijani embassy in Seoul.[46]
  • South Korean embassy in Baku.[47]
Syria28 March 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Syria relations
Thailand7 July 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Thailand relations
Turkey14 January 1992[1]See Azerbaijan–Turkey relations
Turkmenistan9 June 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Turkmenistan relations
  • The Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan inter-parliamentary friendship group functions in the Milli Majlis (Parliament) of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan inter-parliamentary friendship group works in the Majlis of Turkmenistan.[49]
Uzbekistan2 October 1995[1] See Azerbaijan–Uzbekistan relations
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Europe

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Albania23 September 1993[1]See Albania–Azerbaijan relations
Austria20 February 1992[1] See Austria–Azerbaijan relations
Belarus11 June 1993[1] See Azerbaijan–Belarus relations
Belgium17 June 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Belgium relations
Bosnia and Herzegovina19 February 1995[54] See Azerbaijan–Bosnia and Herzegovina relations
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina recognized the independence of Azerbaijan on 9 February 1995. Diplomatic relations were established between the two countries on the same day.[55]
  • Azerbaijan has an embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is accredited to Azerbaijan from its embassy in Ankara.
Bulgaria5 June 1992[1] See Azerbaijan—Bulgaria relations
Croatia26 January 1995[1] See Azerbaijan–Croatia relations
Cyprus 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's Nakhchivan 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 the TRNC. In 2004, Azerbaijan threatened to formally recognize the TRNC if the Annan 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.[59]
Czech Republic29 January 1993[1] See Azerbaijan–Czech Republic relations
  • Azerbaijan has an embassy in Prague, opened on 15 August 2007.[60]
Denmark2 April 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Denmark relations
Estonia20 April 1992[1] See Azerbaijan-Estonia relations
Finland24 March 1992[1]
  • The Republic of Finland recognized the independence of Azerbaijan on 30 December 1991.[61]
France21 February 1992[1] See Azerbaijan—France relations
Georgia18 November 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Georgia relations
Germany20 February 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Germany relations
Greece2 April 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Greece relations
  • The Greek embassy in Baku. was opened in the spring of 1993.[65]
  • The embassy of Azerbaijan in Athens. was opened in August 2004.[66]
Holy See23 May 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Holy See relations
  • Diplomatic relations with the Holy See were established on 23 May 1992.[67]
  • Azerbaijan is accredited to the Holy See through its embassy in Paris, France.[67]
  • The Holy See is accredited to Azerbaijan through its nunciature in Ankara, Turkey.[67]
Hungary27 April 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Hungary relations
  • Hungary recognized Azerbaijan's independence on 26 December 1991.[68]
Iceland27 February 1998[1] See Azerbaijan–Iceland relations
  • Iceland recognized the independence of Azerbaijan on 19 January 1992.[69]
  • Diplomatic relations were established between the two countries on 27 February 1998.[69]
Ireland1 July 1996[1] See Azerbaijan–Ireland relations
  • Azerbaijan is represented in Ireland through its embassy in London (United Kingdom).[70]
Italy8 May 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Italy relations
Latvia11 January 1994[1] See Azerbaijan—Latvia relations
Lithuania27 November 1995[1] See Azerbaijan—Lithuania relations
Moldova29 May 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Moldova relations
Montenegro24 April 2008[1] See Azerbaijan–Montenegro relations
Netherlands1 April 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Netherlands relations
North Macedonia28 June 1995[1] See Azerbaijan—North Macedonia relations
Poland21 February 1992[1] See Azerbaijan-Poland relations
Portugal 5 June 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Portugal relations
  • Portugal recognized the independence of Azerbaijan on 7 January 1992.[76]
  • Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 5 June 1992.[76]
Romania21 June 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Romania relations
Russia4 April 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Russia relations
Serbia21 August 1997[1] See Azerbaijan–Serbia relations
Spain11 February 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Spain relations
Sweden8 May 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Sweden relations
 Switzerland21 January 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Switzerland relations
  • Azerbaijan has an embassy in Bern.[78]
  • Switzerland has an embassy in Baku.[79]
  • Switzerland considers Azerbaijan an important country for economic development cooperation.[80]
Ukraine6 February 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–Ukraine relations
United Kingdom
11 March 1992[1]		 See Azerbaijan – United Kingdom relations
  • Azerbaijan maintains an embassy in London.
  • The United Kingdom is accredited to Azerbaijan through its embassy in Baku.[83]

Both countries share common membership of the Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights, and the OSCE. Bilaterally the two countries have a Double Taxation Agreement,[84] and an Investment Agreement.[85]

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Oceania

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Australia19 June 1992[1] See Australia–Azerbaijan relations
New Zealand29 June 1992[1] See Azerbaijan–New Zealand relations
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Disputes

Nagorno-Karabakh

See also: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Caviar diplomacy

Main article: Caviar diplomacy

The European 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 the Council of Europe, each year 30 to 40 deputies are invited to Azerbaijan and generously paid with expensive gifts, including caviar (worth up to 1,400 euro), silk carpets, gold, silver and large amounts of money.[86][87] In return they become lobbyists for Azerbaijan. This practice has been widely referred to as "Caviar diplomacy".[88]

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.[89] Azerbaijan's "Caviar diplomacy" at 2013 presidential elections sparked a major international scandal, as the reports of two authoritative organizations Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe/European Parliament and OSCE/ODIHR completely contradicted one another in their assessments of elections.[90][91][92][93]

Non-governmental anti-corruption organization Transparency International has regularly judged Azerbaijan to be one of the most corrupt countries in the world[93][94] and has also criticized Azerbaijan for the "Caviar diplomacy".[88][95]

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.[96] 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.[97] 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.[98]

ESISC report

Main article: European strategic intelligence and security center

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.[99]

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.[100] 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, and Helsinki Committee for Human Rights, was financed by the Soros Foundation. According to ESISC the key figure of the network since 2012 has been Nils 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.[101] "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.[99]

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.[102]

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 the Armenian genocide, when Strasser has never in his life been to independent Armenia)".[103]

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