MEP Viola von Cramon-Taubadel: Sanctions are the only way to restrain Azerbaijan’s aggression

Sanctions are the only way to restrain Azerbaijan’s aggressive steps against Armenia, German Member of the European Parliament Viola von Cramon-Taubadel said in an interview with Armenpress.

According to her, Aliyev is sure that no sanction will be applied against him.

“If Aliyev knows that the next military attack he would provoke, be it on the enclaves or be it on the Zangezur corridor, he will face immediate sanctions, freezing his assets in London, Cyprus and Geneva wherever his family would not have access to all his real estate he had stolen over the years. I think this would make a difference, but since nothing is on the table, as you said, there’s no deterrence. In fact, has the EU formulated anything else? I don’t know.

I mean, for me, on one hand, it’s a rich country. They live from the revenues of gas and oil exports. But on the other hand, he also wants to be a legitimate leader, accepted by the West. And we could hopefully, behind closed doors, make it crystal clear: if you dare to think about attacking Armenia on their genuine territory, this must mean no more gas delivering to Europe.

This would mean no more official contact. This would mean this and that. I do hope that this has taken place. But I’m not sure,” she said.