Rulers and leaders at all times have tried to prove themselves worthy reformers. Some succeeded, others not so much. But through all the twists and turns, one iron-clad truth surfaced: the key reform was the one that changed the national consciousness.
On December 22, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan issued a new statement at the government session, stressing the need to send the UN and OSCE mission to Karabakh and Lachin "to collect facts".
The center-left Socialists & Democrats group in the European Parliament suspended a political adviser called Eldar Mamedov and referred him to the Belgian authorities as part of an internal investigation
Eldar Mamedov, "foreign affairs" advisor to the Socialists and Democrats group, has been dismissed by his group and reported to the justice system, which was already interested in his case... The issue at hand is the benefits Mamedov received from Qatar.
Latvian Eldar Mamedov, a political adviser to the S&D group in the European Parliament, was suspended for “serious misconduct” and reported to Belgian police.
As we speak, the protests in Iran continue. As a result, the mullahs are cracking down on all of the nation’s ethnic minorities, who often seek to secede and form independent states.
Since the signing of the "Contract of the Century" between Azerbaijan and 13 international energy companies in September 1994, Azerbaijan begun to export energy, particularly crude oil, to global energy markets.
It is to be expected that a neighboring country that has relations with Israel and religious freedom becomes the enemy of Iran.
Roughly speaking, Armenians and their wellwishers dream that the EU mission, which used to be on the territory of Armenia, will now control the Lachin corridor as well.
The current stance of the French government, built on medieval crusader logic, contradicts the principles of modern international politics. Long gone are the times when the Knights Templar used the Armenians of the Middle East to fight against the Muslim empires.
The problem is that the current socio-political environment in Europe creates favorable opportunities for Armenian billionaires to pursue their agenda.
Ruben Vardanyan and Arayik Harutyunyan's criminal clique in Khankendi turns to open terror against the local Armenian population.
American writer Mark Twain once shared a remarkable thought about the media: "Who said that the American press is corrupt? No, it is not; it is simply sold out once and for all". But if the American press is sold out once and for all, the buying and selling out of the Russian media is still going on.
A recent trilateral meeting between Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan has shown that Ankara can play a critical role in connecting gas-rich Turkic Central Asia with the West.
Iran has a history of aiding and abetting proxy groups abroad. Is it now expanding such activities to its north?
The author asks: if some 20,000 Karabakh Armenians are the focus of all this attention, how can 400,000 Corsicans be denied their demand for independence from Paris?
On December 17, an "Agreement on Strategic Partnership in the Development and Supply of Green Energy between the governments of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, and Hungary" was signed in Bucharest.
Russia's attempts to show Armenia and Azerbaijan its red lines during the summit in Sochi on 31 October disrupted a positive moment in Armenia-Azerbaijan relations that had been ongoing throughout 2022.
You are not one of the "filthy herd", you are not one of the "regime trolls", you are not one of those who "feud with the innocent, pure, chaste Armenians", you could not be farther from these people, you are different, you are good.
The secular Muslim country could be a valuable ally in pushing back against Iran, Russia and terrorism.
Since the early 1990s, Armenia and Azerbaijan, two countries in the South Caucasus, have been in conflict. Sometimes this conflict has been “frozen,” while at others it has been “hot” — for example, during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War in 2020 when 44 days of intense fighting left thousands dead on both sides.
Russian billionaire of Armenian origin Ruben Vardanyan, who illegally mines, smuggles and sells gold from Azerbaijani Karabakh, suddenly gained "defenders" in the European Parliament.
This piece is a response to an article in Providence magazine titled “Azerbaijan is torturing and beheading Armenians” by Uzay Bulut, published on December, 5, 2022. In the article, the
After the liberation of its territories, which had been under Armenian occupation for almost 30 years, the issue of restoration and preservation of cultural heritage monuments in this region has gained special significance for Azerbaijan.
