Comments on: Isn’t Baku Joseph supposed to be a European liberal?

By: Issa Daqshekk

Issa Daqshekk — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 13:26:32 +0000

A true liberal would not have considered, let alone approved of, bestowing a national honour on a senior member of the Saudi dynasty or conniving with this Baku dictator.

By: bob-a-job

bob-a-job — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:44:43 +0000

Birds of a feather.

http://en.rsf.org/azerbaijan-ilham-aliyev-in-paris-open-letter-27-10-2014,47166.html

http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/10/22/france-press-rights-visiting-azerbaijani-president

By: Arnold Layne

Arnold Layne — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 09:28:27 +0000

There is a standing agreement within the EU that human rights issues should be raised by individual governments on behalf of the whole EU during meetings of this nature.

I would be grateful if a member of the press were to ask the Prime Minister (on his return, of course, because it seems that no Maltese journalists were invited this time around) whether he raised human rights issues while in Baku, as he is obliged to do as the leader of an EU member state.

Another thing: were costs for the visit borne by the Azeri government?

By: Mustaċċun

Mustaċċun — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 09:12:31 +0000

Here’s who Baku Joseph is getting cosy with:

http://azerireport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4338&Itemid=42

http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2014/12/12/le-point/

By: Antoine Vella

Antoine Vella — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 08:39:50 +0000

Unfortunately there are too many Labour supporters who would gladly see Muscat become the Aliyev of Malta.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 08:31:14 +0000

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/01/vaclav-havel-human-rights-azerbaijan-anar-mammadli