Strasbourg, 24/06/2014 (Agence Europe) - An art and history exhibition in the Council of Europe, flags carefully ironed and draped: Ilham Aliyev, president of Azerbaijan, arrived in Strasbourg for a very formal visit, carefully arranged by the country's delegation to mark the start of its six months at the helm of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers.
There was little of this pomp and ceremony in the city itself. The Azeri flag was flying in Broglie Square, but the trams were not...