Turkey’s support for Azerbaijan in its latest war with Armenia could have much greater ramifications, with Turkey using Azerbaijan’s geographic position as a springboard to reach out to Central Asia.
The parties were pleased to note that the situation is generally stable.
The risks of exacerbation of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh are minimal now, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister, co-chair of the trilateral working group Alexei Overchuk, which was held in Baku today.
After the success of the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone in the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, Ukraine bought the system from Turkey too. Providing drones and other weapons to a state creates a level of dependency for future maintenance, parts, and upgrades.
Positioned on the shores of the Caspian Sea, the aptly named towers of the Lighthouse Residence in Nardaran (Baku), Azerbaijan welcomed their first residents in March 2021. The Penetron System was used to treat all below-grade and exposed concrete structures to ensure durability and resistance to the saltwater environment.
The decision to hold a snap parliamentary election in June has calmed nerves in Armenia, for now.
Over both rail and road, the Middle Corridor passes through Georgia, Azerbaijan, the Caspian Sea via the Caspian transit corridor, followed by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan or Kazakhstan, on to China.
Turkic Council has high international reputation as it has institutionalized in 12 years, says Turkish president.
Erdogan is planning a trip to the Nagorno-Karabakh region after fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia ceased.
On 29 March, a new EU-funded project supporting state institutions to ensure better support and safety to victims of domestic violence was launched in Azerbaijan.
A regional office of the EU-funded ‘Strengthening agricultural advisory services’ project in Azerbaijan will open in Guba soon.
A new rail line connecting Azerbaijan with its exclave of Nakhchivan promises to revolutionize transportation in the Caucasus and could have broad ramifications further afield.
In recent months, Azerbaijan has been at the center of efforts to mediate between its two allies. "We have and are still working to build a bridge between our two strategic friends, Israel and Turkey," a senior Azerbaijani official told Israel Hayom.
With several months from the signing of the trilateral agreement which ended the Second Karabakh War, it is important to look at how various stipulations are being implemented. Below the focus is placed on the evolving connectivity patterns in the South Caucasus.
March 31, commemorated in the Republic of Azerbaijan as the Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis, reflects the memory of the bloody massacre committed against Azerbaijanis in March 1918.
That was just one of the revelations of the latest Dentons’ Guide to renewables investment in Europe, which also noted solar plants could be switched off in Slovakia, Ireland could go either way on clean power pricing, and Luxembourg is struggling with a surprising headache.
The nature of warfare is dynamic. It endlessly renews itself to overcome the challenges presented by different terrains, enemies, situations, ideologies and technologies.
The strategic lessons drawn from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict were not the dazzling use of drones but the importance of using airpower for close air support missions and battlefield interdiction strikes.
Off-the-shelf air power changes the battlefield of the future.
Four steps Washington can take to facilitate a lasting end to the conflict.
Turkey’s strategic victory in Nagorno-Karabakh will not help it to achieve a sustainable future within its neighborhood.
Qureshi emphasized the need for undertaking joint efforts to achieve the targets set for promotion of trade and economic relations between the two countries.
Indeed, one of the ways that Azerbaijan can continue to buttress itself against Iranian aggression is through Baku's strong relationships with Israel, the US and Turkey. But it is more than mutual threats that bring Israel and Azerbaijan together.
Israel and Turkey share a number of areas where they can collaborate to minimise Iranian expansionism, but it will require deft diplomacy and concessions.
- Aliyev warns against attempts to present Islam as a threat
- Europe wants the Middle Corridor, but cannot bypass Azerbaijan
- Israeli Ambassador Ronen Kraus: Azerbaijan is an example for the world
- Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan move to strengthen Caspian connectivity
- Fiber-optic diplomacy: how Azerbaijan and Armenia are turning connectivity into peace
