Politics

EU Prepares Up To €2 Billion In Investments For South Caucasus

AZE.US European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in Baku that the European Union is ready to mobilize up to €2 billion in public...

Why Are Azerbaijan’s Land Borders Still Closed? Jafarli Asks

AZE.US Azerbaijani economist and politician Natig Jafarli has once again raised the issue of Azerbaijan’s closed land borders, questioning the official explanations used to justify...

Israel Should Not Force Azerbaijan To Choose Between Turkey And Israel – Mammadov

AZE.US Israel risks damaging its strategic partnership with Azerbaijan if it continues making political moves that place Baku in a difficult position between Ankara and...

Recognition as Leverage: Why Israel Is Reopening an Old Wound Now

By AZE.US Editorial Team Israel’s decision to support recognition of the 1915 events as genocide does not look like an act of historical memory. It...

Baku Expresses Concern Over Israel’s Decision On 1915 Events

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry has expressed serious concern over a decision by the Israeli government related to the so-called “Armenian genocide.” According to Report, the ministry...

Europe Will Have To Negotiate With Baku, Huseynov Says

AZE.US Europe’s growing interest in Azerbaijan is no longer just about diplomacy. It is about energy, transit and access to strategic resources from Central Asia,...

Azerbaijan No Longer a Field of Competition, but a Platform for Negotiations, Musabekov Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan has moved from being a field of competition between outside powers to becoming a platform where international actors come to negotiate, Azerbaijani MP...

Kazakhstan Shows How To Build Ties With EU Without Breaking With Russia

AZE.US Azerbaijani political analyst Ilgar Velizade, head of the South Caucasus Political Scientists Club, said Kazakhstan’s cooperation with the European Union shows that a country...

Recognition As A Lever: Why Israel Is Reopening An Old Wound Now

By AZE.US Editorial Team History rarely returns to international politics on its own. More often, it is brought back when it becomes useful. That is exactly...

Middle Corridor Does Not Come Together Without Azerbaijan, Mammadov Says

AZE.US Political analyst Farhad Mammadov said European institutions cannot ignore Azerbaijan’s role in the Middle Corridor, even if Brussels often underestimates that role in its...

It Is Time For Armenians To Visit Baku And Azerbaijanis To Visit Yerevan

By AZE.US Editorial Team The visit of Gor Azizyan, coach of UFC fighter Sharabutdin Magomedov, to Baku has triggered a familiar wave of emotion. Some...

Azerbaijan Marks Armed Forces Day

AZE.US Azerbaijan marks Armed Forces Day on June 26. This year marks the 108th anniversary of the establishment of the Azerbaijani Army. On June 26, 1918, by...

The European Union Talks About The South Caucasus, But Forgets Azerbaijan

By AZE.US Editorial Team The European Union appears eager to present Armenia as its new success story in the South Caucasus. Brussels wants to show...

Azerbaijan Stood With Tehran in Difficult Days, Aliyev Says

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan stood with Iran during its difficult days, as he received a delegation led by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of...

Without Common Agenda, Region Risks Losing To External Players, Alili Says

AZE.US The South Caucasus and Central Asia need a shared regional agenda, otherwise outside powers will be able to influence and slow down integration processes,...

If Yerevan Does Not Want Peace, That Is Armenia’s Problem, Namik Aliyev Says

AZE.US Political analyst, Doctor of Law and Professor Namik Aliyev said that Armenia is more interested than anyone else in moving forward with the peace...

Turkmenistan Could Move Trans-Caspian Projects From Words To Action, Huseynov Says

AZE.US Turkmenistan’s growing engagement with Azerbaijan could help move Trans-Caspian transport and energy projects from discussion to implementation, Azerbaijani political analyst Rizvan Huseynov said in...

Armenia Already Tying Strategic Projects To Peace With Azerbaijan, Musabekov Says

AZE.US Armenia is already linking some of its strategic projects to peaceful and mutually beneficial relations with Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani MP Rasim Musabekov said in an...

Armenia Must Learn To Adapt Quickly To Modern Warfare, Arakelyan Says

AZE.US Armenia must move beyond simply purchasing new weapons and learn how to adapt quickly to the realities of modern warfare, Armenian military analyst Eduard...

Azerbaijan And Turkmenistan: When A Bilateral Visit Becomes Part Of Bigger Geopolitics

By AZE.US Editorial Team The visit of the president of Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan should not be seen as just another protocol event between two friendly...

Baku Expresses Strong Protest To Council Of Europe Over ECHR Ruling

AZE.US The head of the Council of Europe Office in Baku, Petr Zich, was summoned to Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry over a recent ruling by the...

External Players Obstruct Peace Between Azerbaijan And Armenia, Mammadov Says

AZE.US In a new episode of the “Events of the Week” program on Press Club TV, experts Farhad Mammadov from Baku and Areg Kochinyan from...

Turkmen President Arrives In Baku For State Visit

AZE.US An official welcoming ceremony was held in Baku for President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who arrived in Azerbaijan on a state visit. A guard of...

Pashinyan Gave Baku Reasons To Doubt His Peace Commitment

AZE.US Azerbaijani political analyst Eldar Namazov says Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has himself created the conditions that make many in Azerbaijan question whether he...

Azerbaijani President Invites King of Jordan To Visit Azerbaijan

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev received a delegation from Jordan’s House of Representatives on June 21, led by Speaker Mazen Torki Saud Al-Qadi. According to Report, President...

Pashinyan Needs To Change Constitution Not Only For Peace With Azerbaijan

AZE.US Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan needs to change the country’s constitution not only because of a future peace agreement with Azerbaijan, but also because...

Eyvazov Says Azerbaijan’s Internal Troops Are Ready For Any Combat Task

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s Internal Troops are capable of successfully carrying out any operational or combat task assigned to them, Interior Minister Colonel General Vilayat Eyvazov said. He...

Azerbaijan Will Not Sign Peace Without Resolving Armenia’s Constitutional Problem, Mammadov Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the constitutional issue linked to territorial claims is resolved, political analyst Farhad Mammadov said...

Azerbaijanis Have A Legal Right To Return To Armenia – Namik Aliyev

AZE.US Political analyst, doctor of law and professor Namik Aliyev has said that the return of Azerbaijanis to Armenia is a legal right, not a...

Baku And Yerevan Return To Direct Dialogue After Armenia’s Elections

AZE.US The victory of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s party in the parliamentary elections has not resolved all questions surrounding the peace process with Azerbaijan,...

Aliyev: Azerbaijan Has Stable Development and Seeks to Become Global Transport Hub

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan has maintained stable and successful development, turning political, economic and social stability into one of the country’s defining realities. He...

Peace Deal With Armenia May Stall Again Over Constitution

AZE.US The Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process could face another delay because Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ruling party does not have enough seats to independently push...

Aliyev Receives U.S. Congressman Abraham Hamadeh in Baku

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received U.S. Congressman Abraham Hamadeh in Baku on June 17, with the meeting focusing on Azerbaijan-U.S. relations, the future of...

Russian Border Guards Become a Problem for TRIPP Route, Navasardyan Says

Navasardyan said the full functioning of TRIPP would be difficult without resolving this question. In his view, the same problem may also affect the possible restoration of the Gyumri-Kars railway, which connected Armenia and Turkey during the Soviet period but has been closed since the early 1990s.

Moscow Delays Congratulations to Pashinyan as Armenia-Russia Tensions Enter New Phase

AZE.US Moscow’s silence after Armenia’s parliamentary elections has become a political signal of its own. While many foreign leaders have already congratulated Prime Minister Nikol...

Azerbaijan Needs Its Own Platform for Children, MP Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan should create its own national digital platforms for children, MP Fazil Mustafa said, as concerns grow over online safety, foreign educational apps and...

Azerbaijan and Turkey Have Created New Realities Iran Must Reckon With, Analyst Says

AZE.US Azerbaijani political analyst Rizvan Huseynov says Azerbaijan and Turkey have reshaped the geopolitical balance in the South Caucasus and the wider Caspian region, creating...

Aliyev Invites Pope Leo XIV to Visit Azerbaijan

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev received George Jacob Koovakad, prefect of the Holy See’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, on June 16. During the meeting, the sides noted...

Armenia’s Elections Do Not Block Peace Process With Azerbaijan – Namazov

AZE.US Political analyst Eldar Namazov says Armenia’s parliamentary election results do not block the peace process with Azerbaijan, even though Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s team...

Russia Can No Longer Dominate the South Caucasus – Musabekov

AZE.US Azerbaijani lawmaker Rasim Musabekov has said that Russia’s era of dominance in the South Caucasus is coming to an end, arguing that Armenia’s post-election...

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