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The 11th Global Baku Forum has kicked off in the Gulustan Palace in the capital of Azerbaijan. Its theme, "Fixing a Fractured World", is more than relevant in the current geopolitical context.

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev paid a state visit to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, from March 11 to 12, further deepening the strategic and brotherly ties between the two nations and signifying a new chapter in Eurasian diplomacy.

Less than a week ago, the Intergovernmental Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan met in Astana.

The EU’s logic is very simple – the bloc wants to import not only fossil fuels from Azerbaijan, but also electricity that will be produced in “green zones” in the South Caucasus nation of around 10 million people.

Back in April of 2023, 32 members of the Knesset sent a letter to the Israeli foreign minister urging him to provide international support to the independence movement of South Azerbaijan.

Middle and lower-tier powers like Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan often forge ties outside the purview of their larger, more powerful neighbors.

Thus, European, and by extension, Western politicians are not at all interested in peace in the South Caucasus, and now they are doing everything possible to destabilize the situation in the region, trying to provoke Azerbaijan into a new confrontation with Armenia.

The restoration of sovereignty and integrity of Azerbaijan in the Karabakh region of the country in September last year has resolved the most important problem of the last 35 years.

As practice shows, illegal financing schemes regularly emerge when attempts are made to create various kinds of organizations under the guise of the mass media that are tailored to fulfil someone's political order to destabilize the situation in the country.

As ever, the South Caucasus remains a vital geopolitical and economic intersection point between Russia, Iran and Türkiye.

There is an old saying: a woman can make three things out of nothing: a hat, a salad, and a scandal. We are not sure whether French Ambassador to Armenia Olivier Decottignies can make a hat or a salad out of nothing.

Yerevan's official letter expressing readiness to replace Russian border guards at Zvartnots Airport marks the first step, signaling Yerevan's move to limit Russia's functionality in Armenia.

The strengthening of Organization of Turkic States as a result of the joint activities of our states and peoples will create conditions for the Turkic world to become one of the leading power centers in the world.

The claims by Armenian leaders concerning the existence of more than 30 villages of Armenia under the control of Azerbaijan, that started to be made more loudly, have added further negativity to the already tense situation.

One of the leaders of the Karabakh separatists, currently living in Armenia, former field commander Samvel Babayan has stated that a new war in the region will be inevitable if the "Zangezur Corridor" is not opened.

From the perspective of an ordinary citizen, human capital comprises the knowledge, skills, and health that individuals invest in and accumulate throughout their lives, enabling them to realize their potential as productive members of society.

Armenia is a leading country assisting Russia to evade Western sanctions introduced in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Armenia learnt the trade of sanctions evasion after assisting Iran to evade Western sanctions imposed in response to its attempts at building nuclear weapons.

The Zangezur Corridor can become an important means of building trust and peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Following the presidential elections in Azerbaijan, its re-elected President Ilham Aliyev, paid his first official visit to Germany to attend the Munich Security Conference.

US President Joe Biden is known as the "gaffe machine". In fact, he repeatedly demonstrates enviable self-criticism by mentioning this moniker. But the master of generating scandals and failures is, without a doubt, French President Emmanuel Macron. The recent maneuvers of Paris on the Ukrainian track proved it.

The South Caucasus is considered one of the most important regions of the Eurasian space due to its geopolitical and geo-economic significance.

Rabbi Israel Barouk published an article recently in the Jewish Journal, where he noted that "in the most recent report, USCIRF has recommended to include Azerbaijan in the State Department's "Special Watch List", citing Azerbaijan's close monitoring of foreign religious leaders within their borders, most crucially because they share a border with Iran."

On February 12, the Armenian side made a deliberate attempt to disrupt the stability that had prevailed for almost five months following the anti-terrorist operation.

As the war in Gaza continues, calls to boycott Israel are increasing. Activists in North America are calling for boycotts of Starbucks, Pizza Hut, Burger King and MacDonald’s over their perceived support for Israel.