The European Azerbaijan Society is a lobbying group founded in 2008 which was known for sponsoring luxurious trips for European politicians to travel to Azerbaijan and promoting the authoritarian regime in Azerbaijan.
[1][2][3] The group was involved in the Azerbaijani laundromat scandal.
In 2006, Tale Heydarov, the son of Azerbaijani minister of emergency situations Kamaladdin Heydarov,[3] established the London Azerbaijan Society.
In 2008, the group was named The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS).
From that date to present, the society's director and company secretary has been Lionel David Zetter.