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Both Azerbaijan and Armenia know the horrors of war at first-hand, not by hearsay. The 44-day Karabakh war brought back painful memories from the 1990s associated with the First Karabakh War and its devastating consequences.

Azerbaijan is a major oil and natural gas supplier to the European Union, and there are many joint energy initiatives between the two sides.

After the Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict, several meetings were held to start the delimitation and demarcation of their shared border; however, Armenia's preconditions continue to hinder the process.

Israel’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan George Deek on Tuesday urged the international community to take threats by the Iranian regime on Salman Rushdie “seriously,” weeks after the Christian Israeli-Arab diplomat received a death threat from a Tehran official.

Late autumn 1991. The USSR is bursting at the seams. Countries one after another declare their sovereignty. No one doubts that the Soviet Union is living out its last days.

What we have today is the announced date of the surrender of Lachin, the expected decision on the Zangezur corridor announced by President Ilham Aliyev and Azerbaijan's demand for the withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from Karabakh.

The normalization and regional cooperation processes among Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Armenia in the South Caucasus depend on the decisive steps to be taken by the administration in Yerevan, experts said amid the renewed tensions in the Karabakh region, underlining the lack of trust among regional actors.

That is why in September 2020, when the military operations in Karabakh began, the Tehran regime was among those who held their tongue and did not support Azerbaijan.

The pro-Kremlin analyst also pointed out that the talks between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin are "just for show".

Against the background of Azerbaijan's ongoing efforts to reach lasting regional peace with its neighbour Armenia after the 44-day war in 2020, the latter has launched a new campaign which raises doubts about Yerevan's readiness for peace.

Turkey wants to move talks on normalization of relations with Armenia to their respective capitals after conducting previous discussions in third countries, Middle East Eye reports.

Kazakhstan, and Central Asia in general, needs a long-term energy and commodity export strategy. Economic and energy security for the landlocked countries requires diversification of the transportation options for export and import. 

“Azerbaijan is an important energy partner for the EU, with energy cooperation intensifying,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stressed in a written statement to Times of Malta.

The notorious Western double standards towards Azerbaijan are an open secret. We have seen and continue to see them clearly in the context of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over the Karabakh issue.

While Russia and Türkiye continue to expand economic relations, the countries are often geopolitically at odds. The pragmatism of this relationship means that despite their differences, Russia and Türkiye are likely to remain unlikely bedfellows writes Nikola Mikovic.

Washington should take note of the European Union’s effort to forge closer ties with Azerbaijan, recognizing the South Caucasus nation as a cornerstone of global transport corridors.

In general, the new deal between Baku and Brussels reaffirmed Europe’s interest in the South Caucasus, which has significantly grown since the start of the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Since 1992, the OSCE Minsk Group had the mandate to facilitate a resolution of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Why are we still so far from complete and comprehensive peace today, more than a year and a half after the signing of the Trilateral Statement, despite numerous encouraging meetings between Armenia and Azerbaijan, bilateral or with the involvement of various mediators?

The defeat in the 44-day war greatly affected the diaspora's opinion of the authorities in Armenia. However, further attempts by Russian Armenians to interfere in Armenia's domestic politics and influence the situation were unsuccessful.

Armenian refugees from Karabakh staged a protest in front of the Russian and French embassies in Yerevan yesterday, demanding that they "ensure the safety" of the Armenians living in the Azerbaijani territories currently controlled by the Russian peacekeepers.

This is the way of the world: success always attracts not only new friends, but also ill-wishers. Perhaps this axiom is applicable to entire states as much as it is to individuals. At any rate, for several years now Azerbaijan's diplomatic, economic, military, and political accomplishments have been causing anxiety to those who lose sleep over the well-being of others.