The Brussels meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders was an important development. The outcomes of this meeting and, in general, the results of the past year give ground to hope that the next year will bring more peace and cooperation to the Armenia – Azerbaijan relations.
The article accused Israel falsely of “being an accomplice to war crimes,” demonizing both Israel and Azerbaijan. No one can compare Azerbaijan to Hezbollah or Hamas.
In mid-November, fighting broke out along the Armenia/Azerbaijan border, leaving dozens dead. Turkey immediately declared its full support for Azerbaijan; however, the rest of the world only mustered half-hearted declarations of sympathy with one side or another.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will not end overnight—it will take time to resolve this crisis—but the EU’s involvement could be an important step in the negotiation process.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that Turkey and Armenia will mutually appoint special envoys to discuss steps to normalise ties, and added they will also re-start charter flights between Istanbul and Yerevan.
Yasir Rakhbardin, who is in charge of water supplies in the Iranian province of Western Azerbaijan, says that Lake Urmiya, on which the region has long depended, may soon cease to exist, a development that will likely produce both a humanitarian disaster and more conflict between Baku and Tehran.
Alireza Haghighian, assistant to Iran’s foreign minister and director general for the Eurasian region’s affairs, who attended the meeting on behalf of the Islamic Republic supported regional cooperation, especially in fields of economy, trade, transportation and transit as well as cooperation among countries in the form of the 3+3 initiative, the Iranian foreign ministry said.
Turkey's highly publicised arrest of alleged Iranian agents is the latest sign of growing tensions between the two neighbors, as Turkey expands its influence in the Caucasus region at Iran's expense.
The latest diplomatic crisis between Iran and Azerbaijan has brought potential conflicts of interest between the two nations to the table. However, we still do not know how this could affect the development of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and if it will really represent a critical point in maintaining the status quo in the region.
It is high time for the international community to reconsider the role of the Minsk Group in the post-war peace process between Baku and Yerevan and should either dissolve the institution entirely or reform/restructure it to effectively address the negotiation process, writes Vasif Huseynov in this op-ed.
On December 15, Brussels will host the sixth summit of the EU and Eastern Partnership (EaP) country leaders – the first official summit between the bloc and its eastern members since 2017. The relations between the sides have evolved along different paths since the launch of the EaP twelve years ago – writes Vasif Huseynov.
The EU is competing with Russia and Turkey for influence in the Caucasus. Finding a way to solve the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan could be key to regional ascendance, writes Nikola Mikovic.
At the international level, the victory of the liberation Azerbaijani army in the Karabakh war was also the victory of Russia and Turkey over the West. American political scientist Andrew Korybko comments on the outcome of Azerbaijan's Patriotic War.
After the return to Azerbaijan of the majority of the territories occupied by Armenia for nearly three decades, researchers have begun to document the missing 4,000 Azerbaijani’s from the First Karabakh War (1988-1994) which included POW’s and 719 civilians (326 are elderly, 267 women and 71 children).
The resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict and the de-occupation of the territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan have changed the geopolitical alignment in the region, opening up new opportunities for the development of cooperation.
What exactly triggered the most dramatic military escalation between Armenia and Azerbaijan since the end of the Second Karabakh War?
What is the reason for the population’s and businesses’ growing dollar demand? To what extent is it affected by the depreciation of the national currency in neighboring countries, especially in Turkey? Can devaluation expectations in Azerbaijan lead to an increase in the dollar demand?
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh has shown the world the anachronistic nature of the problems faced by the politicians, armies and citizens of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev said: “Turkey is a sister country of Azerbaijan and Israel is our strategic partner. We want our friends to be friends with each other. If the sides agree to such an initiative, then Azerbaijan will always welcome them.”
On November 26, the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan met for the second time since the end of the Second Karabakh War (September 27–November 9, 2020).
The news of the crash of a military helicopter belonging to the State Border Service of Azerbaijan and the resulting death of 14 and injury of 2 SBS officers shocked the Azerbaijani public.
Iran has entered a gas swap agreement with Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan on Sunday on the sidelines of the 15th meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization.
The trilateral meeting between the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia, held in Sochi on 26 November, "was a constructive stage in the post-war peace process in the region and has opened up new prospects for peace and reconciliation between Armenia and Azerbaijan" says Vasif Huseynov in this op-ed.
The South Caucasus region is still far from stability and peace a year after the Second Karabakh war. The changed regional balance of power indicates the increased role of Russia, the emerging presence of Turkey and persistence of Iran.
