While it was fear of Russia that prevented the Central Asian countries from showing an interest in the Middle Corridor, it is ironically the same Russian factor that has today led to the reinvigoration of this alternative to the Northern Corridor.
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Masdar, one of the world's leading clean energy companies, has signed joint development agreements with the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), for onshore wind and solar projects, and integrated offshore wind and green hydrogen projects, with a total combined capacity of 4 gigawatts (GW).
Over the 20th century, Corsica lost half of its population to unemployment and economic hardship. Several settlements were built on the island because of tourists, and real estate prices were rising.
Chairman of the Board of the Geological Exploration Agency Ali Aliyev revealed at a briefing the names of the foreign companies that illegally exploited Azerbaijani mineral deposits during the occupation of Azerbaijani territories.
The Russian military presence is not everlasting in Armenia. Armenia is moving toward normalizing relations with its neighbors, creating a platform of good-neighborly relations to ensure possible future development.
Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Head of Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, received high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel.
Amid the backdrop of a common Iranian threat, Azerbaijani lawmakers invited Israeli MKs to visit Israel and deepen ties and strategic partnership.
Amid ongoing tensions in Azerbaijan-Iran relations, a statement by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly, drew the attention of both countries. In an interview with journalists upon his return to Tehran, Ghalibaf, who had met with Sahiba Gafarova, Speaker of Azerbaijan's Milli Majlis, on the sidelines of the 13th plenary session of the APA in Antalya last week, said that "some misunderstandings that have arisen recently in relations with the Republic of Azerbaijan have been resolved."
Building deeper relations with the Arab world is one of the important elements of President Ilham Aliyev's multi-vector foreign policy aimed at securing Azerbaijan's national interests and further strengthening Baku's position in the world.
Azerbaijan will continue to boost exports of gas, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said.
The State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and the United Arab Emirates’ Masdar have entered into a partnership on offshore wind and green hydrogen projects in Azerbaijan.
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine on Sunday condemned in the strongest terms the normalization of relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Zionist enemy.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, accepts invitation of Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen to attend opening of Azerbaijani embassy.
The news agenda of the South Caucasus has been filled with the protests of Azerbaijani eco-activists on the Lachin–Khankendi road. On this road, which starts on the Azerbaijan–Armenia border and extends to the Azerbaijani city of Khankendi, civil protests have been organized since 12 December 2022.
A group of 19 members of the Milli Majlis responded with a letter to the message of 30 Israeli MPs, including 9 ministers.
On January 14, the Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, held an official meeting, citing Defense Ministry.
South Caucasus, Karabakh, Lachin corridor have always been of great importance in terms of strategic location, natural resources, minerals.
One wonders if some of the self-professed "masters of information warfare" have at least learned school arithmetic. This is a question we cannot help asking after President Ilham Aliyev's interview with local TV channels: one of the issues discussed was some particularly frisky "experts" accusing Azerbaijan of reselling Russian gas to Europe.
When he began in 2019, George Deek was the first Christian Arab to represent the Jewish state. Now his host country will be the first Shi’ite state to open an embassy in Israel.
How interesting. French President Emmanuel Macron does not want to apologize to Algeria for the years of colonization, atrocities and genocide of Algerians, while European countries and international organizations are trying to make Turkey apologize for the "Armenian genocide" that never happened.
On Tuesday (10 January 2023), the UK FCDO and ECJU have updated their Guidance on the arms embargoes in place on Armenia and Azerbaijan to clarify that:
Iran and Turkey share a history of deep rivalry spanning centuries. Where in the medieval and early modern period, they fought expansionist wars in the Middle East, nowadays their competition is more subtle, but nevertheless covers entire regions and numerous countries. Increasingly, one such area is the South Caucasus.
The Community of Western Azerbaijan has voiced its demands to the government of Armenia, requesting assistance in a safe and dignified return of Azerbaijanis expelled from their homeland to their homes through an international process and ensuring their individual and collective rights upon return there. The statement disseminated by the community is as follows.
Only 40,000 Armenians live in Karabakh, said Vigen Khachatryan, an MP of the ruling Civil Contract party. Claiming that "the tension comes from the interests of Russia and Azerbaijan," the Armenian MP said that "it is necessary to shift to a direct dialogue between Stepanakert (Khankendi—Ed.) and Baku."