The repossession of the Armenian enclave by the Azeri government in the autumn has not resolved all tensions. There had been bloody battles, exacerbated by the differences in religion between the Christian Armenians and Muslim Azeris, while Russia, supposedly a friend of both nations, stood on the side-lines.
Germany appears to have stepped into the breach with a visit to Armenia by the foreign minister at the weekend. Clearly Germany would like to see both nations drawn under the EU ambit, though Ms Baerbock seems not to have visited Baku on her trip. Moreover, by laying a wreath at the monument to the Armenian genocide, she may have lost Turkish support in any negotiations.
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