Several important developments have taken place recently in Azerbaijan-Armenia relations.
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Azerbaijan intends to contribute to Europe’s energy security by developing into a regional “green” energy hub, the government officially announced on May 9, at The World Utilities Congress, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
On April 29, Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, became the first post-Soviet leader to publicly distance himself from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
On April 21, Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, denounced the European Union for allegedly seeking to inject itself into the high-level Russian-Azerbaijani-Armenian agreements on the delimitation of the state border between Azerbaijan and Armenia and the restoration of regional transport corridors.
In light of the recent events in Armenia, users of the Armenian segment of social media were polled with the question "Who would you vote for if extraordinary elections were held now?"
The official opening ceremony of Rize-Artvin Airport on the Black Sea coast of Turkey took place on May 14, 2022. President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the ceremony.
For many residents of the post-Soviet space, Scandinavia is perhaps one of the most attractive regions in terms of socio-economic development and peace, not only in the Old World but probably in the entire world.
A visit to Azerbaijan and the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh reveals a far different reality than the Christian-centric, pro-Armenia narrative that saturates Western media.T
The situation in the "area of irresponsibility" of the Russian peacekeeping forces is getting heated, and the proof of it is another incident involving guns in Khankendi.
At the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, an unlikely peace process is taking shape to normalize relations between Armenia and its neighbors Azerbaijan and Turkey, David Ignatius, The Washington Post columnist covering foreign affairs, says in his latest op-ed.
On May 7, Azerbaijan denied Russia’s claim that it hosts foreign-financed labs to research biological weapons, a propaganda claim that Russia has also aimed at Ukraine.
It is a response to Azerbaijan’s earlier five-point proposal, but the secrecy around it has only increased suspicion among Armenians.
While the Kremlin is busy in the west, developments to the south promise further threats to its aggressive policy in the borderlands.
The Armenian public demands that the authorities take real steps towards peace and renounce their claims to Azerbaijani lands.
During the war, the situation was confusing in general, not only in Shusha. Incorrect information was reported from various places.
Wheat is one war-caused problem, but Azerbaijan has plentiful oil deposits and Israel already gets 40% of its oil from that ally.
Constructive developments in negotiations for peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, particularly those mediated by the European Union, have produced a further radicalization of the opponents of such a peace.
We believe that warmongering political parties no longer have a place in Armenia, because the harmful era when the Karabakh issue was misused as a means for regime change has ended.
The central Asian country is seeking to upgrade its existing energy infrastructure to export more gas to Europe, its energy minister says.
Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan blatantly violated diplomatic decorum: not only did he essentially reveal the subject of the closed-door talks with the authorized representative of the Azerbaijani government, Assistant to the President Hikmet Hajiyev in Brussels, he also deliberately distorted the nature of the talks.
On April 29, Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, became the first post-Soviet leader to publicly distance himself from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It is the most recent and clearest example of how Russia’s southern neighbors gradually are carving out a more independent stance on the current war.
For Azerbaijan to meet gas demand in the Balkans, billions in new investments – and patience – will be required.
Since the very first days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Turkey has become one of the conflict’s central actors. Ankara has explicitly criticized Moscow, closed the Bosporus and the Dardanelles to warships, and has kept providing essential political and military aid to Ukraine.
The West encourages Armenia's permissiveness. Armenia is allowed what no other state in the world is allowed.
