Thread by @DionisCenusa

#Armenia_Azerbaijan: There are two main conditions that Baku imposes to allow the Armenian community to live in Nagorno-Karabakh. They sound like an ultimatum and are articulated in the language of power:⤵️

https://twitter.com/dioniscenusa/status/1637021430863785984

1) the recognition by Armenia that Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) belongs to Azerbaijan (this would mean that Yerevan should give up any idea of demanding a special status for the NK populated mainly by the Armenian community, including the deployment of an int peace-keeping mission);⤵️

2) accepting the delimitation of the borders according to Azeri requests (in reality such exercise requires consensus and even mutual concessions if necessary). If they are not fulfilled, Aliyev stressed that Azerbaijan will not recognize the territorial integrity of Armenia.⤵️

Given this situation, Aliyev's recent revisionist statements on the southern region of Armenia (Syunik province) should sound even more alarming.

Meanwhile, the EU is finally looking beyond its energy interests in Azerbaijan and is reacting to a recent amendment to the law on political parties. The latter can further negatively influence political activity, especially by those who are not aligned with the govt.