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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Pjotr Sauer

Nagorno-Karabakh crisis forces western rethink on Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijan president, Ilham Aliyev
The Azerbaijan president, Ilham Aliyev, has been said to use ‘caviar diplomacy’ to buy influence in Europe. Photograph: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images

As the dramatic images emerge of thousands of Karabakh Armenians forced away from their homes in a mass exodus, some in the west are beginning to rethink their relationship with Azerbaijan.

Through a mixture of skilled diplomacy and lobbying, the resource-rich country has for years promoted itself in the UK and EU as a reliable security partner and vital transport hub.

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