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."
Russia's offer to provide a platform for Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty talks is still on the table, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said today, commenting on Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's statement that the Armenian side is willing to sign a document on Karabakh based on Russian proposals.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan urged Karabakh separatists to avoid statements that could further exacerbate the situation.
The peacekeeping contingent of the Russians is unable to avoid clashes between Yerevan and Baku over the pro-Armenian separatist region. Moscow would like to replace Armenian PM Pashinyan with its own oligarch. The Kremlin seems increasingly weak in the Caucasus, an effect of the war in Ukraine.
Ilham Aliyev, Guido Crosetto discuss 'good prospects' for enhanced cooperation in areas including energy, defense.
The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline, which passes through eastern and southern Türkiye, has provided world markets with over 4 billion barrels of crude as of the end of last year since it was opened in 2006.
President Ilham Aliyev signs presidential decree appointing veteran official Mukhtar Mammadov as Baku's first envoy to Israel after 30 years of bilateral relations.
Experts see the decline of Tehran's relations with Baku as a microcosm of the broader failure of President Ebrahim Raisi’s promised strong-neighbourhood agenda.
The interview of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev given to the local TV channels yesterday offered unique insights into how Azerbaijan will proceed in many economic and political aspects in the next years.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan gave a press conference, opening a new political year for his country. After the holidays, everyone (who has a job) returns to work, and it is high time to set a certain tone for the year, which would help somehow smooth out last year's failures.
We must proceed from the fact that the so-called "peace process", all the more so with the help of mediators who are far from peaceful, is nothing more than an attempt to play for time, former Foreign Minister Tofig Zulfugarov told us in an interview, commenting on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's press conference, at which many absurd and contradictory statements had been made.
The head of state stressed that the current situation is the result of the actions of the French government.
From 1997 to 2018 “Vallex”’s CEO Russian-Armenian oligarch Valeriy Medjlumyan owned and exploited Alaverdi copper smelter, Armenia’s second biggest copper plant enjoying protection by then Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan.
On the eve of January 8, the "state minister" of the remnants of the separatist entity Ruben Vardanyan made another appeal, of which there have been plenty lately.
"If we see that we are facing a serious threat, we will deal with that threat immediately. Regardless of where that threat arises, within our territory or outside our borders."
Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar spoke about the importance of liberating Azerbaijani lands from occupation.
“In my opinion, this year will bring clarity to many issues. By the way, I sincerely believed that we will be able to sign the agreement before the end of the year. But it didn't happen,” said President Ilham Aliyev in his interview with local TV channels.
The Board of Trustees of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund issued a statement regarding the "blockade" of the Lachin corridor, calling on the UN Secretary General, other international organizations and the concerned states to make immediate efforts for operating the Khojaly airport and "putting in place guarantees for delivering emergency humanitarian aid to the Nagorno-Karabakh population by air."
"In parallel with this, according to the memorandums of intent signed with two of the world’s leading companies, the construction of solar and wind power plants with a capacity of up to 22,000 megawatts is planned in Azerbaijan."
“In recent years, energy security issues have been the center stage of the global agenda. This means that this issue has always been on the agenda of international organizations and the most influential international forums, and the way Azerbaijan has been implementing its oil and gas industry projects has always earned us great respect of our partners,” said President Ilham Aliyev as he was interviewed by local TV channels.
“Azerbaijan's fields will supply gas to international markets for at least another 100 years, i.e. as technologies develop, production opportunities will increase. Therefore, 2.6 trillion cubic meters is the confirmed minimum volume of our potential,” said President Ilham Aliyev in his interview with local TV channels.
“Discussions about the Trans-Caspian pipeline have been going on for many years, but there is no result yet. The total throughput capacity of the Trans-Caspian pipeline is estimated at 30 billion cubic meters of gas. There are several key issues for the implementation of this project, one of which is who will finance this project,” said President Ilham Aliyev in his interview with local TV channels.
