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How a former Soviet republic at war found a friend at the Utah Legislature with help from essential oils

Critics say visit was timed to provide good press during humanitarian crisis.

(Azerbaijan State News Agency AZERTAC) From left, Sen. Mike McKell, R-Spanish Fork, House Speaker Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United States Khazar Ibrahim and Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, pose for a photograph at the State Capitol in Salt Lake City in January. The visit from Ibrahim, as well as a spiritual leader from Azerbaijan, was portrayed in Azeri state-run media as an endorsement by Utah leaders of the Caucasus nation's actions in the face in international scrutiny.