EU's von der Leyen praised Aliyev in Baku while staying silent on Armenian POWs, ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, and destroyed heritage sites. European priorities: transit corridors over human rights. #Armenia #EU 🎥…
"In Baku, von der Leyen praised Aliyev for promoting peace and cooperation. And I know, Hovik, that you would expect von der Leyen to also say something about human rights concerns in Baku. And that includes, of course, Armenian POWs still held in Baku, the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, the destruction of Armenian monuments, Christian churches, and heritage. But did she do any of that? There was none of that. So, what's interesting is that this peace and cooperation that she's praising Aliyev about six years ago, if we were to go back, there were a lot of complaints, documented complaints from all corners of Europe in the middle of the 44 day war. But all of that is now gone and it's peace and prosperity. At the same time, in Yerevan, the West is backing Pashinyan's government despite the fact that there is a huge and ramping authoritarianism going on. The stolen elections, post-election arrests, we will talk just a little bit about that. It's kind of crazy what's going on in Armenia."
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EU's von der Leyen praised Aliyev in Baku while staying silent on Armenian POWs, ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, and destroyed heritage sites. European priorities: transit corridors over human rights. #Armenia #EU 🎥…