Last September, long-brewing strains between Iran and Azerbaijan reached an unprecedented level, resulting in the deployment of troops and large-scale military drills by both sides.
The trilateral meeting between the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia, held in Sochi on 26 November, "was a constructive stage in the post-war peace process in the region and has opened up new prospects for peace and reconciliation between Armenia and Azerbaijan" says Vasif Huseynov in this op-ed.
Iran, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan have signed a trilateral gas swap deal for up to 2 billion cubic meters per year, Iranian media reported.
Under the deal, from 1.5 to 2 billion cubic meters of gas will be pumped annually from Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan via Iran.
The South Caucasus region is still far from stability and peace a year after the Second Karabakh war. The changed regional balance of power indicates the increased role of Russia, the emerging presence of Turkey and persistence of Iran.
Turkey is facing a severe economic crisis these days, with a 15% devaluation of the Lira against the US dollar in just 24 hours.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed the trilateral meeting between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia over the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted talks with Armenia and Azerbaijan, on the anniversary of a peace deal ending a conflict between the two neighbours over a separatist region.
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met in the Black Sea city of Sochi on Friday, 26 November 2021.
In the longer term, Romanian gas demand would increase further as the country expects to shut down large coal-fired capacities.
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev to ease tensions and resolve disputes left over from last year's war over Nagorno-Karabakh.
On November 9 a year ago, the war between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Nagorno Karabakh came to a halt with the deployment of Russian peacekeepers to the area. In the twelve months since, however, there has been scant sign of a lasting political solution.
Ahead of the tripartite meeting with Armenia and Russia, Azerbaijan on Friday announced that two detainees of Armenian origin were extradited to their country.
Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, will meet twice over the next three weeks.
A trilateral meeting between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia should take place tomorrow, November 26, in the Russian tourist resort of Sochi. At the center of the diplomatic initiative the possible agreements between the two warring countries. However, the information is still scarce.
On November 23 the AIR Center Chairman Farid Shafiyev delivered a lecture on "Geopolitical situation in the South Caucasus: challenges and opportunities" organized by the Azerbaijani Embassy in Qatar at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies in Doha.
Ambassador of Azerbaijan Mr Khazar Farhadov visited Punjab University and called on Vice-Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmad Akhtar at his office.
Civilization was burned, destroyed, 'culture was avenged' in Karabakh during occupation, says culture minister.
Spearheading efforts to increase strategic connectivity and trade turnover, Beijing has provided sizable funds for transit infrastructure, digital infrastructure, and other projects in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia.
Iran and Azerbaijan have reportedly reached a landmark agreement in principle to cooperate on oil and gas issues.
Many who fled Nagorno-Karabakh in the ’90s hope to live in their old homes after last year’s war, but progress is slow.
Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, announced on November 19 that in the margin of the Eastern Partnership Summit to be held in Brussels on December 15, there would be a meeting between Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
Total gas reserves in Greece are less than even a single year of gas consumption, making the country highly dependent on natural gas imports in order to substain its consumption levels.
Khazar Farhadov said that Azerbaijan has signed agreements with EU and other countries and Pakistan’s close economic cooperation with it would provide Pakistani products easy market access to Central Asia and Europe.
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