US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Monday (7 November) hosted at Blair House in Washington DC, talks with his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts, foreign minister Ararat Mirzoyan and foreign minister Jeyhun Bayramov.
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Tehran is aware that the Nakhchivan corridor agreed under the 2020 Russia-brokered ceasefire would connect mainland Azerbaijan not only with its exclave but also with its ally, Turkey, Iran’s regional rival.
UNESCO, like the entire UN system under Antonio Guterres, is falling apart in corruption and fraud. This is the conclusion Inner City Press makes, revealing the alarming situation with the UNESCO, headed by Frenchwoman Audrey Azoulay since 2017.
The situation in Iran continues on a critical trajectory: crackdowns are getting harsher, the number of deaths and detentions is increasing, but the protests are not subsiding; rather, the protesters are radicalizing and responding to violence with violence.
Recent conflicts in Azerbaijan and Ukraine have seen the deployment of armed drones by new suppliers that are dubious (Turkey) or dismissive (Iran) of U.S. priorities.
As Azerbaijan celebrates the liberation of Karabakh, it is important to understand its close ties with the Jewish community and Israel.
Over the last several weeks, tensions have increased between Azerbaijan and Armenia – and Russia, Iran and Turkey have all consequently been involved in either mediating or adding fuel to the tensions.
A few days ago I chaired a meeting in Tbilisi ahead of the launch of this year’s campaign “Landmine Free South Caucasus”. Representatives of demining organisations and others gave a sobering picture of the remaining problem of landmines and other unexploded remnants of war in the region.
Oil and gas major BP has awarded a long-term business services contract, covering its assets in the Caspian Sea and onshore Azerbaijan, to Glensol (Global Energy Solutions LLC).
Despite the complex region it lies in and dwindling numbers due to negative migration, Azeri capital’s Jewry relies on the youth to keep the embers burning.
Great Britain is one of the major centers of modern world politics, a hub of financial and business activity on the planet. For Azerbaijan, Britain is among the most important political and economic partners and an important investor in the economy of the country.
Within his visit to Poland, Chairman of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora, Fuad Muradov met with Jan Michał Dziedziczak Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for Polonia and Poles Abroad.
Azerbaijan sees the Middle Corridor project as another opportunity to boost fruitful partnerships with China, Kazakhstan, and other parts of the landlocked Central Asian region.
Russian businessman Ruben Vardanyan, who has reached considerable "heights" in international money laundering and financial fraud, will add perhaps the most nonsensical and inglorious entry to his resume this week.
The events we are witnessing in the world today literally push humanity to the conclusion that power is practically becoming the main political language of international relations. All kinds of political and diplomatic maneuvers are just the background for the execution of foreign policy strategies based on the power factor.
Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan, who went to Tehran to make eyes at the country's ruling mullahs in general, appears to have justified his trip's goals, especially since they were apparently more than modest.
The decisive victory of Azerbaijan in the second Karabakh war significantly shaped the regional balance of power and forged the Baku-Ankara alliance even more.
Azerbaijan has warned the EU that it will only be able to meet its commitment to double gas exports to the bloc if provided with fresh investment in its pipelines and long-term purchase contracts, as Brussels rushes to find alternatives to Russian energy.
After a long pause, on October 31, Russia brought together the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan in a meeting mediated by President Vladimir Putin in the Russian resort town of Sochi.
Azerbaijan has become a reliable strategic partner, providing Israel with around 40% of its oil and offering Israel a friendly neighbor in a hostile region. Armenia declined Israel’s offer.
According to the Armenian newspaper Hraparak, Georgia is actively preparing for the meeting between Aliyev and Pashinyan and the signing of a document marking the beginning of an era of peace.
One of the most critical issues holding back peace and normalization in the South Caucasus is the fact that Turkish–Armenian relations have still not been normalized; that is, the borders between the two countries are closed, and official diplomatic relations have not been established.
A new generation of ethnic Azerbaijani activists are trying to help people in their home villages improve their Georgian-language skills.
Charles Michel and Emmanuel Macron must be feeling frustrated because Vladimir Putin is seeking to regain control of the South Caucasus region and show that he is not weakened by his difficulties in Ukraine, writes Sébastien Boussois.