Overview of Azerbaijani media for May 27 - June 2

Overview of Azerbaijani media for May 27 - June 2The creation of the Eurasian Economic Union, relations between Azerbaijan and other countries of the new alliance, especially with Russia, as well as regional political developments were at the center of last week's news. The media attention focused not as much on the Union itself as on the situation with Armenia, which has offered to sign a treaty of accession to the newly created Eurasian Economic Union by June 15 of this year.

Commenting on the creation of the new union, political scientist Parvin Darabadi noted in an article posted on echo.az that the Eurasian Union is a long-term program, which is developing slowly, but generally very successfully. Azerbaijani political analysts also discussed the appeal of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to Nursultan Nazarbayev regarding the Eurasian Union. According to a political scientist of the haqqin.az news portal, Zardush Alizadeh, the Azerbaijani president wanted the Kazakh president to voice his concerns about the Karabakh issue to other future members of the Eurasian Union and force Armenia to find a solution to the problem.Armenian political scientist Tofig Abbasov wrote that the efforts of the Azerbaijani president to resolve the conflict and the unwillingness of the Armenian authorities to do so does not benefit the international image of Armenia.In turn, the deputy of Azerbaaijan's Milli Majlis, Rasim Musabeyov, noted that President Vladimir Putin sees the Eurasian Union as a modern form of a political and economic association with the prevailing authority of Moscow, even though he has publicly denied any parallels with the Soviet Union. The Azerbaijani press also talked about the reaction in Yerevan to the actions of the Azerbaijani president. The meeting between the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Turkmenistan in Baku also did not go unnoticed. Region+ reports that the meeting manifested the goodwill between the three countries to expand and strengthen their cooperation. The article also notes that Azerbaijan could become the largest logistical center in the Caucasus, similar to Suez. 

The creation of the Eurasian Economic Union, relations between Azerbaijan and other countries of the new alliance, especially with Russia, as well as regional political developments were at the center of last week's news. The media attention focused not as much on the Union itself as on the situation with Armenia, which has offered to sign a treaty of accession to the newly created Eurasian Economic Union by June 15 of this year.

Commenting on the creation of the new union, political scientist Parvin Darabadi noted in an article posted on echo.az that the Eurasian Union is a long-term program, which is developing slowly, but generally very successfully. 

Azerbaijani political analysts also discussed the appeal of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to Nursultan Nazarbayev regarding the Eurasian Union. According to a political scientist of the haqqin.az news portal, Zardush Alizadeh, the Azerbaijani president wanted the Kazakh president to voice his concerns about the Karabakh issue to other future members of the Eurasian Union and force Armenia to find a solution to the problem.

Armenian political scientist Tofig Abbasov wrote that the efforts of the Azerbaijani president to resolve the conflict and the unwillingness of the Armenian authorities to do so does not benefit the international image of Armenia.

In turn, the deputy of Azerbaaijan's Milli Majlis, Rasim Musabeyov, noted that President Vladimir Putin sees the Eurasian Union as a modern form of a political and economic association with the prevailing authority of Moscow, even though he has publicly denied any parallels with the Soviet Union. 

The Azerbaijani press also talked about the reaction in Yerevan to the actions of the Azerbaijani president. 

The meeting between the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Turkmenistan in Baku also did not go unnoticed. Region+ reports that the meeting manifested the goodwill between the three countries to expand and strengthen their cooperation. The article also notes that Azerbaijan could become the largest logistical center in the Caucasus, similar to Suez.