South Caucasus

Azerbaijan Becomes Transit Bridge For Cargo Shipments To Armenia

AZE.US Azerbaijan has facilitated another cargo shipment from Russia to Armenia, with wheat and fertilizer sent by rail through Azerbaijani territory in a move that...

U.S. Has Seriously Anchored Itself In Armenia And Awaits Pashinyan Victory, Mammadov Says

AZE.US The United States has seriously anchored itself in Armenia and is waiting for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to win the upcoming parliamentary elections, Farhad...

Elections In Armenia Will Decide Fate Of Peace With Baku, Shafiyev Says

Farid Shafiyev says Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections may determine whether Yerevan moves toward a peace treaty with Azerbaijan or returns to a course that could leave the country isolated.

Pashinyan’s Rivals Offer Armenia No Project Beyond A Return To Conflict – Huseynov

AZE.US Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary election is shaping up as a struggle not only for power, but for the country’s future direction, Azerbaijani historian and political...

Yerevan Parade May Help Pashinyan, But Armenia’s Problems Remain

AZE.US Armenia’s military parade in Yerevan may help Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of the June 7 parliamentary elections, but it does not remove the...

Washington Says It Is Ready To Strengthen Ties With Baku

AZE.US The United States is interested in further strengthening its partnership with Azerbaijan and welcomes Baku’s commitment to lasting peace in the South Caucasus, U.S....

Trump Backs Pashinyan Ahead Of Armenia’s June 7 Election

AZE.US U.S. President Donald Trump has openly backed Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of Armenia’s parliamentary election on June 7, giving a highly unusual...

Pashinyan Against Moscow: Armenia Nears a Political Turn

Armenia is entering its parliamentary elections amid one of the sharpest ruptures with Russia in its modern history. Moscow is using markets, gas and political pressure. Nikol Pashinyan is trying to sell voters a different future. The real question is not whether Armenia chooses Europe or Russia, but how much it is willing to pay for leaving Moscow’s orbit.

Armenia Is Moving Away From Russia, But the Road West Will Not Be Free

By AZE.US Editorial Team Russia appears to have found another “ungrateful ally.” This time, it is Armenia. The language coming out of Moscow about Yerevan increasingly...

Rubio’s Visit to Yerevan Could Complicate Peace Process, Analyst Says

AZE.US Azerbaijani political analyst Ahmad Alili has said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Yerevan could create new complications for the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace...

Ukraine Is Holding Back Russia’s Neo-Imperial Ambitions, Azerbaijani MP Says

Azerbaijani MP Rasim Musabekov said Ukraine’s resistance to Russia is not only a fight for its own independence, but also a barrier protecting other post-Soviet states from renewed Russian pressure.

Armenia Is Choosing Power For Five Years, Not Russia Or Europe, Iskandaryan Says

AZE.US Armenia’s coming elections are not a final choice between Russia and Europe, but a domestic struggle over who will hold power for the next...

Pashinyan’s Visa Promise: Armenia’s European Dream Meets Election-Year Reality

Nikol Pashinyan says Armenians could travel visa-free to the EU within two years. The promise may sound powerful ahead of elections, but the road to visa liberalization depends on reforms, border controls, biometric documents and a political decision in Brussels, not campaign timing.

Russia Warns Armenia It May Review Gas Benefits Over EU Course

AZE.US Russia may suspend or terminate a 2013 agreement with Armenia on the supply of natural gas, oil products and rough diamonds if Yerevan continues...

Armenia Talks About Europe, but Gas, Grain and Fuel Still Come From Russia, Velizade Says

AZE.US Armenia may be speaking more openly about a European path, but its real dependence on Russia remains much deeper than the political rhetoric suggests,...

Russia’s New Law On Protecting Citizens Abroad Sends A Warning To The South Caucasus

By AZE.US Editorial Team Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing the country’s armed forces to be used abroad to protect Russian citizens,...

Rubio To Visit Yerevan As U.S. And Armenia Prepare To Sign Bilateral Documents

AZE.US U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Armenia on May 26, Armenian state media reported, citing the country’s Foreign Ministry. Rubio is scheduled to...

Russia Named Top Foreign Policy Threat To Azerbaijan In Caucasian Live Poll

By AZE.US Editorial Team Russia was named the leading foreign policy threat to Azerbaijan in an online poll published by the Telegram channel Caucasian Live,...

“300,000 Azerbaijanis In Armenia”: How Election Fear Becomes A Political Slogan

AZE.US Armenian politics is again using Azerbaijanis as a convenient object of fear. Samvel Karapetyan, a candidate for Armenia’s premiership, has said that if he comes...

Threats Against Pashinyan Cannot Be Dismissed As Mere Campaign Tactics, Azerbaijani Analyst Says

AZE.US Azerbaijani political analyst Ilgar Velizade says the reported threats against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan should not be viewed only as a campaign tool,...

Azerbaijan Will Drive Trans-Caspian Projects In The OTS, Huseynov Says

Political analyst Rizvan Huseynov says Azerbaijan’s chairmanship of the Organization of Turkic States could accelerate Trans-Caspian transport, logistics and energy projects.

Baku-Tbilisi Trains To Resume, But Azerbaijan’s Land Borders Remain A Separate Issue

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s planned resumption of passenger train service between Baku and Tbilisi has revived a wider debate over land borders, regional transport links and the...

Pashinyan And Armenian Opposition Now Have Nearly Equal Chances, Safaryan Says

AZE.US Armenia’s election campaign has entered a more uncertain and politically charged stage, with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ruling party and the main opposition forces...

Azerbaijan’s Envoy In Turkey Sparks Debate Over Armenia Normalization

By AZE.US Editorial Team Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Turkey, Rashad Mammadov, has triggered debate in Turkish political and media circles after saying that Ankara and Baku...

Baku Residents On Armenia’s Elections: “Pashinyan Is Better, But Peace Can No Longer Be Stopped”

AZE.US Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections are being watched closely in Baku, where many residents see the vote not simply as a domestic Armenian contest, but...

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