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    Eine Reihe britischer Kollegen akzeptierte kostenlose Reisen in das autoritäre Aserbaidschan | Oberhaus


    Eine Reihe britischer Kollegen akzeptierte kostenlose Reisen in das autoritäre Aserbaidschan | Oberhaus

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/20/uk-peers-lords-free-trips-azerbaijan

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    1. vigoave on

      In the past, two members of the House of Lords were political adversaries, leading the headquarters of rival parties during fiercely contested general elections. However, in October, they stood together to honor the former president of Azerbaijan.

      A wreath laid at Heydar Aliyev’s grave in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, bore three names: Iain McNicol, Labour’s former general secretary; Darren Mott, the former chief executive of the Conservatives; and Tahir Gözel, a prominent local businessman who funded the peers’ visit.

      Lord McNicol and Lord Mott are identified in a joint investigation by the Guardian and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) as the latest in a series of peers who have taken free trips to Azerbaijan, thereby supporting the government of President Ilham Aliyev.

    2. AdEmbarrassed3566 on

      Azerbaijan is and has been selling oil and natural gas for years to Europe.

      You guys have to understand that geopolitics is not run on ethics…it’s run on controlling and acquiring resources for power.

      Here are just several countries with oil and their leadership. It’s not at all exhaustive. Just these countries supply over 35% of the world oil reserves…

      1. Saudis: religious fanatics

      2. Iran : religious fanatics

      3. Venezuela : crazy leader

      4. Azerbaijan: crazy leader/government

      5. Russia: Putin /geopolitical enemy of the west.

      6. UAR: autocratic

      If you all truly keep posting puff pieces like this to try and criticize countries such as the UK, any other major country in Europe ,india China Singapore Korea etc for trading oil with immoral governments , then I simply have to ask if you fly on a plane or drive a car.. because you are a morals based hypocrite for believing a government should starve its people while you yourself simply don’t care about actively promoting that behavior just by existing..

      The UK has to meet with governments like Azerbaijan. It’s already cut off a country like Russia. Where is it supposed to get its resources from? And for how much are they supposed to spend?

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