Liechtenstein Cautions Over Restoring Voting Rights for Azerbaijan at PACE
Responding to queries from The Herald, Helen Lorez-Schweig, Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to the Council of Europe, underscored the complexity of the matter. “The discussions on the credentials of the delegation of Azerbaijan lie within the competences of the Parliamentary Assembly,” she stated.
US Congress Targets Azerbaijan with Sanctions Over Alleged Human Rights Abuses
Irrespective of its ultimate outcome, even in its draft form, the bill represents a notable foreign policy challenge for Azerbaijan. The United States has maintained Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act, which prohibits official government assistance to Azerbaijan due to its handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Stonewalled: RFE/RL, EU Mum On Engaging Tainted Azerbaijani Officials
Multiple media reports and investigations have in recent years implicated both Mammadyarov and Hajiyev in improprieties ranging from embezzlement of public funds to cronyism in procurement scandals during their government tenures. Both men have never commented or denied all allegations.