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The Uzbek website aniq.uz published an article which, in the light of the recent deployment of CSTO troops, including Armenian units, to Kazakhstan, reminded the Uzbek public of the atrocities committed by the Dashnaks in Turkestan in the early 20th century.

In his address to the Azerbaijani people on the occasion of 31 December 2021 – the day that is celebrated in Azerbaijan as the Solidarity Day of World Azerbaijanis along with the New Year, President Ilham Aliyev declared 2022 as the “Year of Shusha”. Shusha is a hill town located in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and holds a critical place in the history and culture of the country, writes Vasif Huseynov.

As we know, Russia is currently negotiating with the West in various formats and at various levels on three demands, with which Moscow in a thuggish manner confronted Europe and the United States.

Baku and Yerevan have reached a verbal agreement to establish a commission for the delimitation of the Azerbaijani-Armenian border, says Farid Shafiyev, Chairman of Board of the Center of Analysis (AIR Center) of International Relations.

Only through breaking Armenia’s dependency on Russia—through renormalization with Azerbaijan and Turkey—will the region’s true economic potential be unleashed.

Rahman Mustafayev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan in France, has made some interesting statements regarding the deterioration of relations between the two countries. An article penned by the head of the diplomatic mission was published in La Tribune.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced that the primary mission of the CSTO peacekeepers had been completed and that their withdrawal from the country would begin in two days. That, according to him, will take at least 10 days.

The first question is: What did it include? What could the Indians supply to Yerevan that Armenia was desperately lacking?

The extraordinary session of the CSTO Collective Security Council, held yesterday, on January 10, revealed to the post-Soviet countries that this organization had been reborn on the wave of the events in Kazakhstan—in a rather terrifying form.

Right now, Russia and the US seem to be about to recreate the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, dividing up the post-Soviet (and not only) territory.

As one of the founders of the Eurasian Economic Union, Nazarbayev knew perfectly well that Russia is a double-edged sword, and coming too close to it can be dangerous to one's health.

Recently, the subject of so-called Armenian prisoners of war has been brought up by various politicians and government agencies in the US. More and more statements are being made in Washington, demanding information from the Azerbaijani authorities about the punishment of servicemen who mistreated Armenian prisoners of war.

After the deployment of CSTO troops in Kazakhstan, vague fears emerged in some part of Azerbaijani society: it was Georgians and Ukrainians yesterday, it is Kazakhs today. Could we, Azerbaijanis, be in their place tomorrow?

The year 2022 began with some not very pleasant—or rather, very unpleasant events. The protests in Kazakhstan, which seamlessly turned into a mass unrest, literally came as a surprise to the post-Soviet space.

Everyone in the former Soviet Union has long become accustomed to Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the LDPR leader, often referred to as "the mouthpiece of the Kremlin," occasionally coming out with "unconventional" populist statements.

This article probably would not have been written if I had not accidentally switched to the Rossiya 24 channel during the holidays to see the weather forecast start to the tune from my distant Soviet childhood.

Azerbaijan and Iran have recognized that both countries stand to benefit from resolving misunderstandings and developing bilateral relations in multiple fields.

Global wheat prices reached the top level over the past eight years despite expectations of record production.

“Azerbaijan has gained serious weight and respect in Europe, Russia, and the US. Azerbaijan is a winner, an economically strong country, a commanding military power. And we know that everyone prefers dealing with winners.”