How Brussels sabotaging Armenia–Azerbaijan peace process [OPINION]

The European Union’s decision to allocate €20 million to Armenia through the European Peace Facility raises serious and unavoidable questions, not only about Brussels’ judgment, but about its credibility as a neutral actor in the Armenia–Azerbaijan peace process.

At a moment when the South Caucasus stands at a fragile but historic crossroads, such a move sends precisely the wrong signal. Rather than consolidating peace, it risks destabilising a region that has only recently emerged from decades of conflict.

From Azerbaijan’s perspective, the decision directly contradicts the spirit and substance of the 8 August 2025 Washington agenda, which prioritised de-escalation, confidence-building, and a comprehensive peace settlement between Baku and Yerevan. That agenda was meant to close the chapter of confrontation. The EU’s action, by contrast, appears to reopen it.

If the conflict is indeed over, as European officials themselves frequently assert, then the logic of channeling funds through a military-linked........

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