The centerpiece of the deal is the Tripp project — a 99-year lease of a 20-mile corridor through southern Armenia. The route is intended to connect Azerbaijan with Nakhchivan and Turkey, and in the future include a railway, communication lines, and oil and gas pipelines.
Rapid falls in the level of the Caspian Sea are affecting ports and oil shipments and threatening to inflict catastrophic damage on sturgeon and seal populations, according to Azerbaijani officials.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev declared Thursday that the nation must be prepared for war at all times, emphasizing that national security rests on the strength of the state, its people, and its military.
On August 21, President Ilham Aliyev, speaking to residents of Kalbajar, disclosed the rationale behind the free weapons that Armenia received from various countries in the past.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that Armenia plans to simplify border procedures not only at the Armenia-Azerbaijan border but at all border checkpoints across the country.
Protection from external threats is a sovereign right of nations and peoples. Usually, dangerous challenges come from neighbors who integrate into various bloc schemes, or from hostile states.
The South Caucasus, a geopolitically significant but narrow passway between Europe and Asia, has recently become the center of global focus once again.
For decades, establishing lasting peace in the South Caucasus has been one of the most persistent challenges for regional states and international actors alike.
Legally, Armenia has indeed undertaken to open the route, but the political practice of implementation will depend on many factors.
In an interview with the Washington Examiner, Azerbaijani Ambassador Khazar Ibrahim praised Trump’s leadership as essential in securing the deal.
Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR, together with Turkey’s Cengiz Holding, is forming a consortium to negotiate the purchase of Lukoil’s oil refinery in Burgas, Bulgaria.
It would be fitting if the US President was awarded the Nobel. The prize is partly endowed by funds the founding brothers made in Baku.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed the nation to explain the provisions of the peace treaty with Azerbaijan, which was ratified by the foreign ministers of both countries during their Washington meeting on August 8.
Russian drone strikes on SOCAR facilities in Odesa marked a shift from Ukraine-focused warfare to pressure on Azerbaijan. Destroying 17 tanks, a pumping station, and operational units, Moscow’s actions highlighted both political signaling and frustration.
On the night of Monday, August 18, Russian drones attacked a Nova Poshta terminal and facilities of the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR
"At the press conference following the talks between the leaders of Russia and the United States, no sensational statements were made. Nevertheless, the speeches of both presidents reflected a constructive dialogue and a certain degree of mutual understanding."
An important instrument of adaptation for both Moscow and Tehran is the regional 3+3 format, which, notably, was also proposed by President Ilham Aliyev.
Türkiye is on the brink of a new era in logistics and foreign trade, as a recent peace deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia is set to open a strategic transit corridor through the South Caucasus.
T-shirts and sweatshirts with symbols and slogans—biting, ironic, political—have become part of modern life.
The default setting for anything to do with President Trump’s forays into geo-politics is to treat him as the global village idiot who no-one takes seriously.
The text of a memorandum by U.S. President Donald Trump on the suspension of Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act, concerning Azerbaijan, has been published.
Azerbaijan’s Navy has publicly showcased its Turkish-produced “Salvo” unmanned surface vessel (USV) for the first time, marking a significant step in the country’s maritime modernization efforts amid heightened security concerns in the Caspian Sea.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev addressed the December 2024 crash of Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243 during an interview with US television channel Fox News.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev gave an interview to the US television channel Fox News during his visit to the United States.
