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According to the US official, as quoted by TASS, some progress has been made in the negotiation process between the two countries.

Another challenge is related to the presence of revanchist societal and political groups in Armenia who oppose any peace deal that would recognize Azerbaijan’s sovereignty over the Karabakh region.

In mid-April, days before Azerbaijan opened its embassy in Tel Aviv, Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen visited Baku to discuss regional security and Israeli diplomacy in Central Asia with President Ilham Aliyev and other senior officials.

Yesterday, May 22, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a press conference in Yerevan. The occasion was the upcoming trilateral talks in Moscow with Vladimir Putin.

The victory of the USSR over Nazi Germany on 9 May 1945 is a day that has gone down in history, with grand military parades honoring Soviet soldiers becoming a staple of the Russian holiday calendar. 

On May 28, Azerbaijan will celebrate its own Independence Day marking the founding of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) as the first secular democratic state in the Muslim world.

Despite two rounds of talks in Washington D.C. and Brussels, the mutual recognition of the principle of territorial integrity seems to be a bottleneck in Azerbaijan-Armenia negotiations.

Renowned political scientist Fuad Akhundov calls on Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to allow scientists to access the archives in order to put an end to the circulating fabrications and distortions of historical facts.

Diplomatic negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan have been suspended for a long time, which has led to an increase in military tensions between the two nations.

Another round of talks between foreign ministers Jeyhun Bayramov and Ararat Mirzoyan on a draft "peace treaty" is set to take place in Moscow today.

Two recent diplomatic events brokered by the West in the ongoing peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan indicate that the United States and the European Union have become fully engaged in brokering a deal to normalize relations between the two sides.

Two recent diplomatic events brokered by the West in the ongoing peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan indicate that the United States and the European Union have become fully engaged in brokering a deal to normalize relations between the two sides.

One can conclude from the published results of the May 14 Brussels talks that the agreements reached a little earlier in Washington have gained clarity.

On May 14, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of the European Council Charles Michel, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held talks that lasted four hours.

Moscow is once again trying to flex its muscle by appointing a new general in Nagorno-Karabakh. Durable peace would derail the Kremlin’s plans.

As already reported, starting from the evening of May 10, units of the Armenian Armed Forces resorted to a serious provocation in the direction of the Zod Pass, where positions of the Azerbaijani Army were fired on with various types of weapons.

Azerbaijan is one of the few Muslim countries to enjoy extensive cooperation and a strategic alliance with Israel. Despite differences in religion, belief and outlook, relations between the two countries today can be considered a unique historical example in international relations.  

The Kremlin has been traditionally unhappy with the “intervention” of the West in the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace process. For the Russian side, the mediating efforts of the EU and United States represent their attempt to encroach on Russia’s “sphere of influence” and elbow Russia out of this region.

From day one of the independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Iran has been hostile toward Baku and consistently acted to undermine its security and independence.

These talks, which represent the longest round of negotiations since the end of the Second Karabakh War in 2020, marked the third such ministerial meeting between Armenia and Azerbaijan as mediated by the United States since September 2022.

Despite the differences between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, Israel has always understood the political importance of maintaining close relations with both.

One area in which Azerbaijan has enormous potential is tourism, which will also enhance the country’s image on a global scale. Its hospitality sector should engage in strategic campaigns to encourage visitors with strong government support.