The scandalous trip of Arayik Harutyunyan, the leader of the Khankendi separatists, to France continues. And the longer it goes on, the more questions one has for official Paris. Among other things, Mr. Harutyunyan gave an interview to the French TV channel France 24.
They say your past is the teacher of your future. This saying sits well with the authorities of France, a country with a past rich in proven track records of brutal, genocidal colonial manifestations.
Ever-closer cooperation with Baku has the potential to relieve the Balkan states’ worryingly high levels of energy dependence on Moscow.
The flawed Armenian ideology has only one argument, inherent in all nationalist theories, to justify the terrible crimes committed by the bearers of such a worldview.
The question in the title is a topical one in the Azerbaijani society. In the comments, and even on the street, people keep asking: "How is it that victorious Azerbaijan offers peace, while the defeated Armenia evades the treaty?"
A major conference heard how the West and Europe can learn from Azerbaijan in fostering religious tolerance and also in countering a disturbing rise in hate speech, writes Martin Banks.
The town of Kapan, a sleepy mining community nestled in the mountains of southeastern Armenia, is an unlikely hub for international diplomacy.
So, the National Assembly of France unanimously adopted a resolution against Azerbaijan. This document calls on the French government "to consider imposing economic sanctions against individuals if attacks on and occupation of the sovereign territory of Armenia continue".
France has chosen a thorny, if not outright destructive path by entering into a confrontation with successful countries. The head of the Fifth Republic, Emmanuel Macron, is overextended in his hostility toward others, causing a lot of problems for his country, although they never did anything to hurt France.
Serbia and Azerbaijan are rapidly developing a friendly and strategic partnership. Serbia hopes Azerbaijani natural gas will help it become less reliant on Russian energy imports, but the energy trade won't develop nearly as quickly as diplomatic relations, writes DC Correspondent Nikola Mikovic.
Since at least mid-October 2022, Iran and Azerbaijan have been grappling with the latest and most serious wave of escalations between the two neighboring, Shia-majority Muslim nations in recent years.
Azerbaijan's announcement that it's going to open an embassy in Israel came as no surprise. It reflects the strong ties between the two countries for nearly three decades in the political, security and military fields.
Following the war, the opening of an Azerbaijani embassy in Israel became more likely due to the fact that Israel’s relations with other Muslim countries in the region, including Turkey, entered a period of gradual rapprochement.
The events that took place after Aliyev’s departure from Georgia fully confirm this fact. On October 26, Garibashvili visited Budapest, Hungary, and met with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
It is desirable to draw a pen -picture of South Caucasus before discussing India’s policy towards the region and its relations with the individual countries in the region.
On 25 November, in a language lucid, cogently luminous, but replete with finely-tuned ironic twists, President Aliyev threw a piercing glance and issued diligently crafted verdicts on many pressing issues circumambient Baku’s present myriad geopolitical challenges.
Seventeen members of the European Parliament recently called on the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen to revise the EU Association Agreement with Algeria.
Almost every day the Defense Ministries of Azerbaijan and Armenia report shootings in different directions, blaming each other. We will say right away that these reports are disseminated for a reason, with a clear purpose and intent for both the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides, in different contexts for each.
The Iranians support the Armenians in the conflict against the Azeris over Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan dreams of an enlargement by including the Azerbaijani-majority province in Iran. In contrast, the Islamic Republic wants more influence in the South Caucasus.
The Russia-Ukraine war has overarching implications for all the international relations across the globe but primarily for those in the neighboring regions.
The messages of the President of Azerbaijan should be listened to and heeded, and it should be done in time—the current political chronicle proves that once again.
Yerevan wants to squeeze a lot more out of the Collective Security Treaty Organization than it is entitled, but it is clearly reluctant to be a trustworthy partner.
As a leader of an independent, rapidly growing nation, President Aliyev understands that lasting peace is the best guarantee for sustainable security and development for our entire region.
In the past 30 years, Azerbaijan has achieved remarkable economic growth and welfare gains, transforming from a low-income to an upper-middle-income country that helps the poorest countries through contributions to the World Bank's International Development Association.
