Munich Conference discusses Caucasus

Nagorno-Karabakh and the energy security of the EU were two of the main topics at the 50th Munich Security Conference. Political analyst Rovshan Ibragimov says that the foreign policy of Azerbaijan has diversified in the past years. He notes that it was a temporary member of the UNSC until 2014, adding that Azerbaijan is one of the key components of European energy security.

The expert notes that Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland, the foreign minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a representative of Germany's ZDF. Ibragimov says that Azerbaijan diversifies state, political and economic contacts with public diplomacy.

He expresses optimism about settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The expert points out that the Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers achieved no success at talks in Paris, though negotiations renewed. A presidential meeting is planned.

Ibragimov concluded that the Munich Conference was a platform where Azerbaijan wanted to participate as a subject of interregional and global political processes.