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In this commentary Dennis Sammut says there are many roads open on the way to lasting peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and all need to be explored and exploited.

After years of conflict and animosity Armenia and Azerbaijan are trying to re-define their relationship. Dr Gulshan Pashayeva, a Board member at Baku's AIR Centre gives an Azerbaijani perspective of the state of play in this commentary for commonspace.eu

Present geopolitics of separate countries looks more and more like a private mansion surrounded by nervous and aggressive neighbors - danger threatens everywhere.

Arsen Torosyan, former Armenian Health Minister and an MP of the ruling Civil Contract party, believes that Yerevan should build relations with Baku and Ankara "without middlemen".

A statement was voiced in Armenia that can not only stop the peace talks between Baku and Yerevan, but also trigger active hostilities in Karabakh.

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine and restrictions on the supply of wheat and other agricultural products through the ports of the Azov and Black Seas, the introduction of export quotas in Russia and Kazakhstan and protective duties on cereals, oilseeds, compound feeds, etc. the situation in the CIS food market has deteriorated markedly.

Arayik Harutyunyan, head of the separatist regime operating in the territory of Azerbaijan temporarily controlled by the Russian peacekeeping forces, complains that Azerbaijanis are watching his every move.

During the 19th century and most of the 20th century, the Caspian was essentially a lake shared between Russia and Persia.

The EU is trying its best, but it is not a magician. For a peace treaty to be brokered and signed requires one country – Armenia – to halt its support for separatism.

The sixth Caspian Summit with the participation of the leaders of the "G5" was not rich in surprises, but certainly outlined interesting trends in the new regional geopolitics.

Armenia and Azerbaijan, two long-standing adversaries in the South Caucasus, are edging closer to a peace deal that could potentially alter regional geopolitics.

On June 25, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

While Russia continues conducting its “special military operation” in Ukraine, Moscow’s ally, Armenia, has been seeking to normalize relations with its arch enemy, Azerbaijan.

President Ilham Aliyev's visit to Uzbekistan continues, and the regional media are closely monitoring the protocol details, the statements, and the official communiqués.

Geopolitical change opens the chance to capitalise on goodwill for a potentially valuable partnership.

It's been several days now that the tent camp of the protesters, the one that the Armenian opposition used to proudly call "the core of the new revolution", was removed from the centre of the capital city.

An American church has a glaring double standard when it comes to settlements in the West Bank and Nagorno-Karabakh.

Armenians have once again hit rock bottom, showing their cowardly, shameful nature. The attack of a group of Armenians on the Cultural Center of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Paris was such a crime.

The traditional Global Forum kicked off in Baku yesterday. The event was first held in 2013 as part of the South Caucasus Forum.

On June 8–10, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov paid a two-day visit to Yerevan, where he met with Armenian leaders and attended a foreign ministerial session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

The legal foundation of the temporary presence of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Karabakh is presently hinging on the 10 November 2020 trilateral declaration, yet its mandate remains shrouded in what one may call "constructive ambiguity".