South Caucasus

Russia Needs Azerbaijan as Gateway to Region, Analyst Says

By AZE.US Russia is interested in maintaining direct political dialogue with Azerbaijan, and the repeated contacts between Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Vladimir Putin on the...

Armenia-Russia Tensions Will Continue to Grow - Makili-Aliyev

AZE.US Azerbaijan is steadily turning its geographic position into a political and economic asset, while Armenia is only beginning to build a diversified foreign policy...

Armenia Makes First Export to Azerbaijan, Pashinyan Says

Trade Begins Moving in Both Directions

Azerbaijan Routes Another 989 Tons of Diesel Toward Armenia

By AZE.US A new shipment of 989 tons of diesel fuel is scheduled to move from Azerbaijan toward Armenia on September 3, further expanding the...

Aliyev: Azerbaijan and Armenia Working to Expand Trade, Open Transport Links

AZE.US Azerbaijan is already supplying petroleum products to Armenia and facilitating the transit of third-country cargo, President Ilham Aliyev said at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization...

Azerbaijan Does Not Have to Choose East or West

By AZE.US Editorial Team The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s anniversary summit has revived a familiar question for Azerbaijan: Should Baku move closer to the East or...

Azerbaijan Urges Paris to Cancel Karabakh Separatist Exhibition

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s ambassador to France, Leyla Abdullayeva, has called on Paris authorities to cancel an exhibition supporting former leaders of the Armenian separatist administration in...

Russia Ready to Discuss Restoring Armenia Rail Links to Azerbaijan, Turkey

AZE.US Russia has expressed readiness to discuss the restoration of railway sections in Armenia leading to the borders with Azerbaijan and Turkey, Armenian Foreign Minister...

Aliyev, Pashinyan Discuss Trade, Transit and Next Steps on Trump Route

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have agreed to continue direct bilateral contacts aimed at advancing the peace process, normalizing...

Baku Will Not Confront Moscow for Pashinyan - Velizade

AZE.US Azerbaijan may help Armenia reduce the economic and energy risks arising from its deteriorating relations with Russia. However, Baku will not enter an open...

Sargsyan Did Not Betray Putin - The Kremlin Misread Armenia

By AZE.US Editorial Team The claim that Serzh Sargsyan deliberately handed power to Nikol Pashinyan after betraying an agreement with Moscow is politically seductive. It would...

Armenia Says Turkey Border Crossing Is Operationally Ready

AZE.US Armenia says the Margara checkpoint on its border with Turkey has been renovated and is operationally ready, although no date has been announced for...

Azerbaijan Says 328 Missing People Identified From 32 Mass Graves

AZE.US Azerbaijan has discovered 32 mass graves and identified the remains of 328 missing people through DNA testing, presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev said. The figures were...

Sargsyan Claims Zulfugarov Said 1999 Attack Could Have Been Repeated in Baku

AZE.US Former Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Tofiq Zulfugarov has responded to Armenian politician Aram Sargsyan’s account of a conversation that allegedly took place between them more...

Armenia-Russia Alliance Is Now Largely Formal, Analyst Says

AZE.US Armenia no longer treats Russia as a genuine security ally, although the two countries’ extensive treaty framework remains formally intact, Armenian political analyst Narek...

“Russia Is Not Used to Treating Azerbaijan as an Equal,” Georgian Analyst Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan has emerged as an independent middle power whose influence increasingly extends beyond the South Caucasus, while parts of Russia’s political establishment have yet...

More Russian Grain Heads to Armenia Through Azerbaijan

AZE.US Another shipment of Russian grain is being sent to Armenia through Azerbaijani territory as regional freight links continue to expand. The latest shipment consists of...

Armenia Heads for Europe With Handcuffs for the Opposition

By AZE.US Editorial Team Robert Kocharyan’s arrest does not erase legitimate questions about his family’s wealth. But when law enforcement acts immediately after a public...

Pashinyan’s EU Membership Plan Divides Armenia

AZE.US Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s pledge to formally seek European Union membership has exposed deep divisions over whether the country can turn toward Europe...

Moscow-Baku Crisis Is Systemic, Not a Series of Incidents - Markedonov

AZE.Us The deterioration in relations between Azerbaijan and Russia goes far beyond the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash, arrests or disputes involving journalists, Russian analyst Sergey...

Armenian Court Considers Detention of Robert Kocharyan

AZE.US Armenia’s second president, Robert Kocharyan, has been brought before the Anti-Corruption Court, which is expected to consider a request to place him in pretrial...

Ganjlik, Arabkir or Saburtalo: Where Are Apartments More Expensive?

AZE.US AZE.US compared asking prices for one- and two-room apartments in three metro-served residential areas of Baku, Yerevan and Tbilisi. Among the selected locations, Saburtalo...

Ilgar Mammadov Mocks Pashinyan Over Crackdown on Opposition

AZE.US Azerbaijani politician and REAL Party co-founder Ilgar Mammadov has mocked Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government over its treatment of opposition leaders. In a post...

Pashinyan Jails His Rivals as Russia Loses Armenia

By AZE.US Editorial Team The detention of former President Robert Kocharyan is the latest move against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s political opponents. Azerbaijan and...

Azerbaijan-Georgia Trade Jumps 44% to $668.5 Million

AZE.US Trade between Azerbaijan and Georgia reached $668.5 million in the first seven months of 2026, an increase of 43.8% from the same period last...

Azerbaijan, Armenia Discuss Cross-Border Electricity Trade

AZE.US Azerbaijani and Armenian officials have discussed potential electricity imports and exports, as well as options for linking the two countries’ power infrastructure at the...

Russia Has Lost Its Main Lever Over Armenia and Azerbaijan: Iskandaryan

AZE.US The crisis between Armenia and Russia has moved far beyond rhetoric and has become structural, while Moscow appears unwilling to restore relations to their...

Pashinyan Is Closing the Book on “Historical Armenia”

By AZE.US Editorial Team Nikol Pashinyan’s proposed “Fourth Republic” is more than a new name for another Armenian government program. Yerevan is attempting to redefine the...

TRIPP Expands Beyond a Road as Yerevan and Baku Begin Speaking the Same Language

AZE.US The TRIPP project could evolve into a major Trans-Caspian corridor encompassing railways, highways, pipelines, power lines and fiber-optic networks. Its implementation may reshape the...

Azerbaijanis Increasingly Head to Georgia for Work

AZE.US Azerbaijan became the leading destination for personal money transfers from Georgia in the first half of 2026, as a growing number of Azerbaijani citizens...

Why Azerbaijan Trails Armenia and Georgia in Technology

AZE.US Azerbaijan has roughly 160 startups, but only 22 of them raised funding in 2025, attracting a combined $2.62 million. Despite recent reforms, the country...

“Azerbaijan and Turkey Need a Strong Georgia,” Expert Says

AZE.US Georgia is facing growing military and geopolitical risks, but its current defense model does not reflect the changing security environment, according to military expert...

Armenian Goods Could Enter Azerbaijan: What Yerevan Has Offered

AZE.US Armenian-made goods could eventually appear on the Azerbaijani market as Baku and Yerevan explore the possibility of establishing two-way trade. The two sides have exchanged...

Armenia’s Security Depends on Relations With Azerbaijan and Turkey

AZE.US The appointment of Alen Simonyan as secretary of Armenia’s Security Council could shift the body’s priorities, with strengthening peace and developing pragmatic relations with...

Turkey Could Replace Russia for Armenia, but ‘Azerbaijanophobia’ Stands in the Way

AZE.US Turkey could provide Armenia with virtually everything the country currently receives from Russia, but Yerevan must first normalize relations with Ankara and Baku and...

Azerbaijanis Buy Fewer Cars in Georgia as Imports Drop 45%

AZE.US Azerbaijani buyers are increasingly turning away from Georgia’s once-popular car market, with vehicle imports from the neighboring country falling sharply in the first half...

Armenia Raises Concerns Over ‘Passport Tourism’ Among Ethnic Armenians

AZE.US Ethnic Armenians, particularly Russian citizens, are increasingly obtaining Armenian citizenship not to relocate to the country but to use an Armenian passport as a...

Russia Could Step Up Pressure on Armenia Through Gas and Air Travel, Analyst Says

AZE.US Relations between Armenia and Russia are entering a potentially more confrontational phase in which Moscow could use economic pressure ranging from gas prices to...

Azerbaijan Is Not Pushing Russia Out of Armenia, Analyst Says

AZE.US The growing crisis between Moscow and Yerevan should not be interpreted as an Azerbaijani attempt to push Russia out of Armenia, according to South...

Armenia Opens Door to Electricity Trade With Azerbaijan

AZE.US Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said his country could develop energy cooperation with Azerbaijan, including mutual electricity exports and imports. As reported by AZE.US,...

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