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The relationship between Iran and Armenia has been influenced by Armenian billionaire, Ruben Vardanyan, a close friend of Putin.

Heydar Aliyev promoted the concept of a “balanced approach” as the cornerstone of his government’s foreign policy.

If, not so long ago, someone had claimed that the first South Caucasus country to face open and public sanctions from the West would be Georgia, they would have been laughed at.

Today can truly be called a historic day for Azerbaijan and Armenia. For the first time in over thirty years of conflict, which began in Soviet times and included two prolonged bloody wars and an anti-terrorist operation last autumn, constant skirmishes with casualties and losses on both sides, troops have been withdrawn.

After 32 years, Armenia and Azerbaijan are set to sign a peace agreement that will bring peace to the most bitter conflict that emerged in the dying days of the USSR.

The relations between the Armenian government, led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and the Armenian Apostolic Church have reached a tipping point.

The Armenian opposition had up to now failed to come up with a leader who could unite it in its quest to overthrow Nikol Pashinyan.

Azerbaijan has always been a multicultural, pluralistic, and tolerant society. To date, an Armenian church stands unmolested in the center of Baku.

The tragic death of top leaders in Iran, including the president and the foreign minister, has understandably shocked the entire region and many around the world.

There is a growing consensus among some analysts that Western policies towards Russia and China have been a big disaster. Instead of preventing the creation of the Sino-Russo alliance, the West has virtually pushed Russia into the arms of China.

Azerbaijan received two major leaders from the Eastern European country in succession during the first week of May. Following the Prime Minister of Slovakia on May 7, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev visited Azerbaijan on May 8.

Macron's France is once again reaping the fruits of its failed policy toward overseas territories, particularly in New Caledonia, where unrest has been raging since May 13 over a bill that envisions granting the right to participate in regional elections to people who have lived in the archipelago for more than 10 years.

The Islamic Republic is using the Armenian Church and the Armenian lobby in the U.S. to further its regional ambitions.

In recent days, the hunger strike of Armenian leader Ruben Vardanyan ended because his family persuaded him not to give up his life over politics.

As a result of the visit to Azerbaijan, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev opened a new chapter in the relations between the two countries. Minsk and Baku expanded their legal framework with nine new documents.

The concept of strategic balance in the context of Azerbaijan can be characterized as follows: establishing strategic relations with the main actors of international relations by creating equal and mutually beneficial connections, while avoiding falling under anyone's influence.

Azerbaijan’s decisive actions following their 2020 victory have paved the way for unprecedented peace talks and agreements with Armenia, focusing on normalization, border delimitation, and diplomatic negotiations.

The meeting between the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Iran, Ilham Aliyev and Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, which took place on May 19 at the border of the two countries, should be considered the warmest and friendliest among those held between the leaders of these states.

Life sometimes presents surprising turns. In Iran, and globally, there was much discussion about what would happen if the 85-year-old Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei passed away.

The utilization of football and environmental activism around Lake Urmia serves as pivotal tools in the multifaceted struggle for Azerbaijani national identity within Iran. This complex narrative unfolds through various interconnected topics and events that highlight the challenges and aspirations of the Azerbaijani/Turkic community.

On April 17, 2024, an extraordinary development – something that does not happen every day – swept through the region and shocked the observers: the Kremlin confirmed the early withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from Karabakh, a year ahead of schedule.

On the Azerbaijani-American track, there are once again notable diplomatic developments. Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, is currently on a visit to the USA.

News headlines on popular Western news agencies are coming out with sensational titles in light of the events in New Caledonia. For example, "Paris Accuses Baku of Interference in New Caledonia" and similar.

On May 13, 2024, President Ilham Aliyev met with leaders from Tuvalu, Tonga, and The Bahamas to discuss Azerbaijan's goals for COP29 in Baku. The talks focused on the severe impact of climate change on island nations and Azerbaijan's commitment to prioritizing their protection and support at the upcoming conference.