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The Ukrainian European Pravda published a telling story, which was immediately picked up by Simonyan's Sputnik.

As previously reported, the French Senate has adopted a resolution calling for introducing economic sanctions against the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The thirty-year occupation of Azerbaijani lands by Armenia fits into the "democratic" logic of Paris and the EU, but they have strong objections to the return of those lands to Azerbaijan and threaten Baku with penalties. Let's see what lies behind this affliction or audacity.

UAE President Seikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan paid his first official visit to the South Caucasus to Azerbaijan on January 9. This visit took place following a decision to hold COP29 in Azerbaijan during the COP28 summit in the UAE in 2023.

"Armenia taking the path of integration with the West does not rule out the possibility that in the near future they will face the Georgian scenario of 2008 or, if they go further, the Ukrainian scenario of 2014."

Under President Ilham Aliyev's leadership since 2003, Azerbaijan has bolstered its standing and image not only in the South Caucasus region but also on the global stage. It has established mutually beneficial bilateral relations with leading global and regional powers, as well as with international organizations.

In the last three decades, relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the State of Israel have been developing more and more intensively. Relations have reached the level of strategic partnership. Some analysts describe the alliance between Baku and Tel Aviv with the simple phrase “oil for weapons”.

Restoration of the territorial integrity and state control (sovereignty) over territories is a critical component of every nation’s national security strategy. Not all of states around the globe could attain the integrity of their internationally recognized territories.

The world order has been brought to a fragile state, and few doubt that the process is threateningly escalating in negative semantics. Many are now engaging in an in-depth thought process to find the root causes of this fragile state of the global system in order to take appropriate action to save the situation.

Now it is official: there will be no observation mission of the European Parliament (EP) at the early presidential elections in Azerbaijan on February 7.

The organizations that are supposed to represent France's "soft power", in particular, its leading media, valiantly insist on embarrassing themselves on the Azerbaijani track.

The ongoing crisis in the world has changed the traditional world geopolitics, therefore states are searching for reliable partners on furthering their foreign policy in various regions.

We can still hear the explosions of mines and shells buried in the Karabakh soil, as they continue to maim and kill our citizens on farmlands and construction sites in peacetime...

On January 8, US Senior Adviser on Caucasus Negotiations Louis Bono visited Yerevan, engaging in discussions with local officials regarding the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process.

On January 8, US Senior Adviser on Caucasus Negotiations Louis Bono visited Yerevan, engaging in discussions with local officials regarding the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process.

On January 8, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan outlined his country’s primary objectives, priorities, and current challenges for the upcoming year in an interview with local TV channels.

The Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) claimed responsibility and vowed to continue attacking Jews across the globe as retribution for Israel’s close friendship with the majority-Muslim Republic of Azerbaijan.

Armenian neo-Nazis marched through the nation's capital - only one sign of a worrying trend of antisemitism in their country.

Progress in achieving a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan is likely, but the risk of flare-ups or a resurgence of full-scale war remains high.

Audacity is the key to success indeed. And for representatives of the US State Department, it is apparently the main and only one.

France and Azerbaijan, which have so much in common, seem to ignore each other. Whose fault is this? French politicians who use anti-Azerbaijani propaganda to their own advantage. Yet Azerbaijan remains a profoundly Francophile country.

On Thursday, the United States, under Secretary of State Antony Blinken, placed Azerbaijan on a religious freedom watchlist. This means Azerbaijan could be subject to potential sanctions unless improvements are implemented.

Europe would benefit from a swift signing of a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia, said Elchin Amirbayov, the Azerbaijani President's Special Representative, in an interview with the Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR).

The signing of the agreement establishing peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, barring any force majeure, is set to take place at the beginning of 2024.