Top EU Diplomat Should Deliver Tough Message to Azerbaijan

Expand European Union's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini briefs the media after meeting Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (unseen) in Brussels, Belgium January 11, 2018. © 2018 Reuters On Friday this week, the European Union’s top diplomat, Federica Mogherini, will welcome her Azerbaijani counterpart, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, for a ministerial level dialogue between the EU and Azerbaijan. While Azerbaijan will be eager to discuss energy cooperation, human rights should top the agenda from the EU side. The meeting comes a few days after the fifth anniversary of…

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