Clash Between Azerbaijan and European Parliament at the Yerevan Summit

Clash between Azerbaijan and European Parliament at the Yerevan summit

Aliyev lashed out at the European Parliament over its "obsession" with the country, announcing a suspension of cooperation. Metsola offered a sharp rebuttal in defense of her institution: "Won't change the way we work."

Aliyev accuses EU of 'sabotaging' Azerbaijan-Armenia peace process

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev addresses the EPC summit in Yerevan via video link from Baku on May 4, 2026. / Anadolu Agency

Azerbaijan’s president accuses European Parliament of sabotaging peace process with Armenia

Armenian premier says he hopes to visit Azerbaijan for 2028 EPC summit

Aliyev uses Yerevan EPC summit as political stage

YEREVAN — On Monday, 4 May, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev addressed the European Political Community summit (EPC) via video link from Baku, combining a message on regional “peace” with pointed criticism of recent European parliamentary actions that have sharply strained relations between Baku and Brussels. His intervention came days after an April 30 European Parliament resolution that was received with strong disapproval in Azerbaijan. In …

President of the European Parliament Robert Metzola responds to Aliyev’s accusations

President of the European Parliament Robert Metzola spoke at the EPS Summit in Yerevan in such a way that for a moment an uncomfortable silence was noticeable. When she was criticized by the President of Azerbaijan, she did not go into the diplomatic hemisphere. Resolutions of the European Parliament may create discomfort for many, but...

European Parliament Speaker Hits Back at Aliyev

Aliyev Suspends Participation in European Legislative Partnership Programs The European Parliament Speaker on Roberta Metsola hit back at President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan who condemned Europe’s legislative body for advancing the rights of Artsakh Armenians in a resolution passed last week ahead of the European Political Community summit currently underway in Yerevan. Aliyev accused the European Parliament of sabotaging the peace process, say…