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The EU will only take Armenia’s European integration seriously when its prime minister shows his country is committed to the territory integrity of states and supportive of regional cooperation.

Markus Ritter, Head of the European Union Mission in Armenia, revealed in an interview to Armenian YouTube channel Armenian News Network some rather unpleasant for Yerevan details of the incident that had taken place in mid-August 2023.

Armenia has found another reason for exuberant joy. A few days ago, the report of the high-level group "Friends of Armenia Network" headed by former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen was released.

There are significant concerns that the upcoming meeting could exacerbate geopolitical tensions in the South Caucasus, thereby jeopardizing regional peace and security.

One important way relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan could be normalised and a peace treaty signed is by removing any doubts on either side of future territorial revanchism.

Yes, the West prefers to act through the hands of Armenia. The very Armenia that eagerly took on and continues to take on the role of an instrument in someone else's game. Often, simultaneously for two opposing camps.

A lot has been said in recent days about the upcoming meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on April 5, which will apparently be joined by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

The development of military and defense relations between Azerbaijan and Pakistan and Armenia and India is an important consequence of the political arrangement and the balance of forces after the Second Karabakh War.

The relevance of Azerbaijan as an alternate energy supply and transportation route for the EU demonstrates that the EU cannot simply side with Armenia.

The political scientist also advised not to look for a link between the upcoming April meeting and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's recent visit to the South Caucasus region.

As Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev clearly noted when receiving the Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Martin Chungong in February this year, Paris in this case proceeds from the principle of “adding gasoline to the fire.”

The West's concern about Armenia's fate is fascinating and endearing in the same way that God's acts to bring relief to those who suffer are endearing. The all-seeing guardians of Armenian interests have been inspired by the threats and challenges that allegedly loom ominously over the long-suffering nation, obstructing its proper growth.

Azerbaijan’s recent presidential elections reveal a great amount about the country’s current political outlook. While the timing of the vote may be related to potential internal reforms, a possible peace agreement with Armenia remains the country’s top priority on the global stage.

With the Russia-Ukraine war, Israel-Palestine conflict and Azerbaijan-Armenia peace talks ongoing, Stoltenberg's South Caucasus visit primarily focuses on their geopolitical implications.

World leaders and policymakers convened at the XI Global Baku Forum in Azerbaijan to discuss common issues, as reported by Euronews.

The Russian-Ukrainian war, or rather, the global confrontation between Russia and the West, is observed not only on the battlefields, but also in the information field.

Farhad Mamedov, a political scientist and head of the Center for South Caucasus Studies, commented on the terrorist attack that took place in Crocus City Hall on his Telegram channel.

Armenia’s obstinacy will cost it an arm and a leg as long as Yerevan lacks the political will to sit at the negotiations table with Azerbaijan to sign a peace deal to prevent further aggravation of the explosive situation between the two sworn foes, promising unspeakable consequences.

The visit of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to the South Caucasus should not be regarded as an isolated event, and certainly not as a routine trip of a bored official to fill his annual work schedule.

The wise peoples of Azerbaijan and Georgia have a long history of cordial interactions. Our relationships' pasts demonstrate how closely related and similar our fates are.

Although relations between France and Azerbaijan have had their warm periods, currently relations have deteriorated rapidly thanks to tectonic shifts in the geopolitical situation and there are little grounds for optimism for a quick resolution of existing problems. France is home to a large ethnic Armenia diaspora that makes it a natural ally of Yerevan.

"30 years of good partnership"—this is how President Ilham Aliyev described Azerbaijan-NATO relations at a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. In turn, Stoltenberg stressed on X following the talks: "Azerbaijan is a long-standing NATO partner and I look forward to further strengthening the partnership."

The long-lasting former Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan was a major challenge for regional integration and economic development in the South Caucasus. The Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict caused direct and indirect costs associated with military spending and the arms race.

In the shifting landscape of global energy dynamics and geopolitical uncertainties, the relationship between Azerbaijan and the European Union (EU) has emerged as a beacon of mutually beneficial and strategic partnership.