This weekend the Pope flies to Georgia, where he will spend two days, and then makes a brief stop for eleven hours in Azerbaijan. This will complete his tour of the region, following his recent trip to Armenia. The original intention was to do all three countries at once, but that was not possible as Azerbaijan and Armenia are still locked in conflict over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. You may have forgotten that war, or indeed never heard of it, but it flared up again only this year.
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The Pope must tread extremely carefully during his visits to Georgia and Azerbaijan
Pope Francis's three-day trip is unlikely to be win-win
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

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