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Great tragedies in violent confrontation come when the path to peace is cut off and when opposing sides hear no one but themselves. Since October 7, the Middle East has been living a nightmare, claiming dozens, hundreds of lives every hour.

Discussions around the still prevalent French colonialism in various corners of the world have been at the epicenter of an international congress in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku.

Pundit Farhad Mammadov of the Center for South Caucasus Studies in his Telegram channel analysed the situation that has developed ahead of the expected meeting of the Azerbaijani president and Armenian prime minister under the aegis of the EU Council president.

The events in the Middle East continue to be the number one topic on the international agenda. On October 18, an extraordinary Ministerial Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation was held in Saudi Arabia.

There are widespread allegations that other forces are behind the war between Hamas and Israel. Regional and global actors are said to be steering this war, fueling it.

The trip of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to Karabakh on October 15 will be the focus of attention of the expert community for a long time to come. Geopolitical changes rarely look so spectacular and graphic.

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili sent a message to the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan.

The European Parliament has earned its unflattering title of “Mickey Mouse Parliament”, as this legislative body is called in the European political circles.

The people of Azerbaijan burst on October 15 into tears of joy seeing President Ilham Aliyev hoist the State Flag of Azerbaijan in the territories cleared of separatists.

Mamedov revealed that Armenia, in a significant move, has once again acknowledged the armed formations from Karabakh's Armenians were indeed an integral part of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia.

American diplomacy in the South Caucasus has been involved in yet another scandal. According to Politico, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned lawmakers that Azerbaijani troops may invade southern Armenia in the coming weeks.

Diplomacy, as a tool for implementing policies, was born with the emergence of the first states. Its field of activity is mainly the external environment, where it is necessary to protect and promote the interests of countries and peoples in the face of fierce competition.

A recent statement by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stirred up serious discussions.

A revelation by General Manvel Grigoryan, better known by his nickname "Tushonka-Manvel", about the beginning of the "Karabakh movement" recently hit social media.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) of the UN is considering Armenia's lawsuit against Azerbaijan over Karabakh. The verdict is promised to be announced in the coming days.

After Azerbaijan restored full sovereignty over Karabakh and eliminated the separatist regime in Khankendi, the issue of further activity of the Russian peacekeeping contingent deployed in the region became the focus of experts' attention.

Azerbaijan wants to preserve its multi-ethnic community where more than 50 ethnicities and religions, and ethnic Armenians and ethnic Azerbaijanis live side by side in peace as we did before the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

The next US presidential election is scheduled for November 5, 52024. It would seem that there is still time until the Americans will make their choice in favour of one of the candidates for the post of head of state.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made a number of remarkable statements in an interview with the country's Public TV. Let's focus on the hopes of the premier, which he pins on the West.

There are three main highlights of Ilham Aliyev's working visit to Tbilisi: its unexpectedness, mentioning of the construction of the scandalous Anaklia port by the President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Georgia, and the possibility of negotiations with Armenia on the Georgian platform.

Israel begins a counterterrorism operation in the Gaza Strip. The water supply has been cut off. The electricity supply was cut off even earlier. The Strip is under complete blockade.

Diplomatic activity of the European Union on the Armenia-Azerbaijan track is moving to the telephone domain: President of the European Council Charles Michel called President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

It appears that senior European officials in Granada chose to embarrass themselves to the end. At least that is exactly what the meeting between President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan makes one think.

Countries around the world are facing acute water shortages and Israel can provide a solution.