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Azerbaijan Parliament Suspends EU Cooperation Over Bias Claims

5/2/2026

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Azerbaijan Suspends EU

On 1 May 2026 Azerbaijan’s parliament voted to suspend cooperation with European Parliament, withdraw from Euronest Assembly and quit EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.
Speaker Sahiba Gafarova said it responded to anti-Azerbaijani activity of European Parliament, and a commission chaired by Vice-Speaker Ziyafat Asgarov will manage suspension.
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry summoned EU Ambassador Marijana Kujundzic after a European Parliament resolution it called biased, with lawmakers calling stance destructive for ignoring 30-year occupation.

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Azerbaijan Rejects EU

The ministry said residents left Karabakh voluntarily despite a 2023 reintegration plan.
It called the European Parliament's demand to free Armenian prisoners of war unacceptable.
Baku said it released many detainees and accused the EU of ignoring them.
The ministry said individuals were convicted of terrorism, sabotage and war crimes, not ethnic persecution.
It rejected heritage-destruction claims as unfounded, urging the EU not to harm relations or Caucasus peace.

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Azerbaijan Suspends EU

On 1 May 2026 Azerbaijan’s parliament voted to suspend cooperation with European Parliament, withdraw from Euronest Assembly and quit EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.
Speaker Sahiba Gafarova said it responded to anti-Azerbaijani activity of European Parliament, and a commission chaired by Vice-Speaker Ziyafat Asgarov will manage suspension.
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry summoned EU Ambassador Marijana Kujundzic after a European Parliament resolution it called biased, with lawmakers calling stance destructive for ignoring 30-year occupation.

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