Azerbaijan continues ‘caviar diplomacy’ with Vatican after cathedral demolition

Azerbaijan agreed to fund renovations at St. Paul Outside the Walls weeks after demolishing an Armenian cathedral in occupied territory.

Azerbaijan and the Vatican signed an agreement on April 30 for the renovation of four statues at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, weeks after the Azerbaijani regime demolished an Armenian cathedral in an occupied region under dispute between both countries.

Basílica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, Rome. Credit: StPaul, CC BY 4.0

The announceme…