Azerbaijan is angry about France's sale of hardware and weapons to its rival Armenia. It's been quiet so far on Georgia's role in facilitating the transaction.
Armenia is increasingly keen on Western mediation while Azerbaijan prefers to see the issue settled with the participation of regional powers like Russia and Turkey.
Moscow is paying renewed attention to Central Asia amid possible concern over the West's courting. This and more in the latest edition of the EurasiaChat podcast.
![Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili (center left) met on November 9 with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, where their conversation “was focused on Georgia’s EU accession.” After the meeting, Garibashvili’s office issued a statement that glossed over the conditions that Georgia has yet to meet, noting brusquely that Tbilisi “expects [candidacy] status to be granted by the European Council in December.” (Photo: gov.ge)](/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/2023-11/587_85717_399379_1.jpeg?itok=XpYDCzyw "Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili (center left) met on November 9 with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, where their conversation “was focused on Georgia’s EU accession.” After the meeting, Garibashvili’s office issued a statement that glossed over the conditions that Georgia has yet to meet, noting brusquely that Tbilisi “expects [candidacy] status to be granted by the European Council in December.” (Photo: gov.ge)")
