{"id":19811,"date":"2026-09-17T15:28:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T11:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=19811"},"modified":"2026-09-17T15:28:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T11:28:56","slug":"azerbaijan-protests-the-biased-approach-of-european-institutions-ahmad-shahidov-speaks-to-arb24-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=19811","title":{"rendered":"Azerbaijan protests the biased approach of European institutions \u2013 Ahmad Shahidov speaks to ARB24 Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/64122p0gLDA?si=dhP9NZ9lRF6D2xI4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The issue of double standards in the approach of the European Parliament, PACE, the Council of Europe, the OSCE and other international institutions toward Azerbaijan has once again come to the fore. In his latest remarks, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev strongly criticized the European Parliament and several European institutions, expressing serious objections to their approach toward Azerbaijan. Against the backdrop of the President\u2019s statements, experts also point to significant differences between Azerbaijan\u2019s expectations from international organizations over the past 35 years and the position demonstrated by these institutions during the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Political analyst and human rights defender Ahmad Shahidov told ARB24 Television that when Azerbaijan joined international organizations, it expected a fair position based on international law regarding the occupation of its territories and the problems of more than one million refugees and internally displaced persons. According to Shahidov, discussions held in the European Parliament and PACE over the past 30\u201335 years regarding the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict failed to meet these expectations. He noted that in many cases no adequate distinction was made between the country subjected to occupation and the occupying country, while in some instances open political support was expressed for Armenia.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmad Shahidov emphasized that after Azerbaijan liberated its territories from occupation in 2020, an entirely new reality emerged in the South Caucasus, while the peace agenda between Azerbaijan and Armenia continues. Nevertheless, he said, some European institutions have not changed their previous approach toward Azerbaijan. The political analyst also addressed Armenia-Russia relations and the future status of Russian military bases located in Armenia, noting that these issues are particularly important in terms of the new security architecture taking shape in the region.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19812\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19813\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026a-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026a-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026a-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026a-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026a-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026a.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19814\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026b-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026b-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026b-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026b-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026b-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026b.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19815\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026c-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026c-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026c-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026c-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026c-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/arb24_17.09.2026c.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The issue of double standards in the approach of the European Parliament, PACE, the Council of Europe, the OSCE and other international institutions toward Azerbaijan has once again come to&hellip; 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