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In light of recent events in Georgia surrounding the parliamentary elections, an unprecedented wave of pressure from Western countries, including the United States and its closest European allies, has intensified.

Washington ignores Armenia’s growing integration with Russia, Yerevan’s infringement of Western sanctions against Russia, and its close relationship with Iran, an enemy of Israel and the US, while seeing no value in Israel’s strategic alliance with Azerbaijan.

Over the past four years, mutual verbal exchanges and diplomatic tensions between Armenian and Russian officials have been accompanied by Yerevan’s attempts to shift closer to the West.

The U.S. has recently launched a defamatory propaganda and sanctions campaign against Azerbaijan aimed at discrediting Baku’s sovereign policies.

Ahead of COP29, the European Parliament has once again catered to the interests of the global Armenian community by adopting yet another defamatory resolution against Azerbaijan.

The "Nine" forum in Kazan demonstrated that Global South countries are not only still committed to advancing a new international agenda but are actively promoting it, even though they are not aiming to expand the bloc.

As the COP29 conference approaches in Baku, scheduled from November 11 to 22, a slanderous campaign against our country is gaining momentum.

France is facing a significant economic crisis, which threatens not only its domestic stability but also risks creating ripple effects across the European Union (EU).

A highly destructive stance taken by several Western countries, institutions, and organizations against Azerbaijan continues in the form of a prolonged campaign to fully demonize the country.

In Paris, it's the season of sensational revelations. French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu spoke with members of the parliament, specifically with the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Armed Forces of the French Senate.

The prospect of peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia has been a long and challenging journey, but there is cautious optimism as both sides inch closer to a formal peace agreement.

One of the most effective actions in this regard could be the incorporation of joint Armenian-Azerbaijani efforts for repealing Section 907 into the peace process and even the peace deal.

This “living bridge” illustrates the friendships between Muslims, Jews, Christians and other religious in Azerbaijan.

On October 8, 2024, Vladimir Putin stated that the trade turnover between Russia and Armenia in 2024 could reach a record $14-16 billion.

Armenian officials never acknowledge this, but the fact remains: it was, nevertheless, Azerbaijan that extended a hand of peace and invited Armenia to sign a peace treaty based on the mutual recognition of each other’s territorial integrity in March 2022.

With the ongoing US/Israel rampage across the Middle East, we’re getting an increasing number of glimpses into the dark recesses of the neocon mind. 

Switzerland, which already faced challenges with its first summit on Ukraine, is now planning to organize a "peace conference" on the issue of the "return" of Armenians who voluntarily left Karabakh.

Donald Trump, the former U.S. president and current candidate, labeled Armenian lobbyist Congressman Adam Schiff as a "domestic threat to the U.S."

The distorted belief that Western "observers" can bring peace to the South Caucasus region is causing Armenian free-thinkers to believe in themselves, a situation that European circles are successfully exploiting.

In our country, and not just here, this move by "Señor Naphthalene" was met with humor, especially after his initiative received little response even within Armenian circles.

Interesting developments are unfolding within Armenian society, which can be observed even from the public information available through various Armenian media outlets.

In recent days, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling upon Israel to withdraw from all Palestinian areas within one year and for an arms embargo to be formed against weapons that Israel might use in those areas.

When the United States was fighting against the Taliban in Afghanistan, all American troops stopped in Baku in order to refuel en route to Kabul.

It is evident from Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's remarks that Yerevan is seeking to sign a "truncated" peace treaty without amending the Republic of Armenia's Constitution, thereby retaining its territorial claims against Azerbaijan.