The peace process between Azerbaijan and Armenia is developing along four tracks: a peace treaty, border delimitation, transport links and contacts between the two countries’ civil societies.
Farid Shafiyev, chairman of the Center of Analysis of International Relations, outlined the framework at the regional CAMCA forum in Baku.
Shafiyev said the geopolitical landscape of the South Caucasus had changed substantially since the Second Karabakh War. Despite continuing difficulties, including disagreements over cultural heritage, he described the overall direction of the process as positive.
Georgia Must Be Part of Regional Cooperation
Shafiyev said lasting peace in the South Caucasus could not be built without Georgia. He argued that Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia need a common platform for political and economic cooperation.
He identified the Middle Corridor, energy cooperation and regional integration as factors that could support closer ties. The energy agenda, he added, should no longer be limited to oil and gas and must also include renewable sources.
The four-track framework reflects the areas in which Baku sees room for further progress with Yerevan. It also places bilateral negotiations within a broader regional strategy involving transport, trade and cooperation among all three South Caucasus states.
Source: Vesti Baku