Matthew Bryza: “The United Nations has no mechanism to enforce Karabakh resolution”
By Vestnik Kavkaza
Azerbaijan and Georgia
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Azerbaijan and Georgia to expand cooperation in boundary zones
Alexey Sekarev, the head of the expert group of the territorial cooperation program of the Eastern Partnership, said at a conference in Tbilisi that tenders for joint development projects of Eastern Partnership states will be organized, …
Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Turkey bond
Experts see greater significance in the meeting of foreign ministers than mere gas talks
Mikhail Turetsky: The Caucasus is our everything!
"The Caucasus is our everything! This is Russia's jewel and a very big intersection of life, where the roots of different nations intertwine. And people should be able to live together and create prestige for the country," People's Artist of Russia and artistic director of the ensemble 'Turetsky Choir', Mikhail Turetsky, says about the North Caucasus.
Georgian interior minister meets Azerbaijani president
Georgian Interior Minister Alexander Chikaidze met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev today, Trend reports.Aliyev reminded about his recent visit to Georgia and noted the importance of strengthening strategic cooperation between the two states. The president and the minister exchanged opinions about development of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Georgia, emphasizing on contacts of their Interior Ministries.
Muslims Union of Georgia holds international forum
The Muslims Union of Georgia has organized an international conference on Prophet Mohammad in Batumi. Over 600 people from Bosnia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia have decided to attend it, Georgia Online reports.U.S. Goodwill Ambassador Johan Candelin, an official of the Caucasus Muslims Administration Ali Aliyev, Georgian Mufti Jamal Paksadze are among the highlights of the conference.
The Wall Street Journal: Checking Putin’s Eurasian Ambitions
The West believes it is necessary
Kyrgyz ex-President Akayev describes struggles for integration in Eurasia
Kyrgyz ex-President Askar Akayev said at the Moscow Economic Forum that large geopolitical players were fighting for integration of post-Soviet states in their own economy. He emphasized that there was no other way to develop, besides integration. The ex-president pointed out Moldova and Georgia who were among the targets Europe tried to drag into its economy. Akayev assures that only strong regional integration would help Russia and CIS states to achieve world-level development.
Georgia names Azerbaijan its biggest export market
Azerbaijan is the largest export market for Georgia. Products worth $37,086,700 were exported to Azerbaijan in January 2014, dropping by $9 million, compared with January 2013, Trend reports.Azerbaijan exported products and services for …
Common information system to operate at Azerbaijani, Georgian customs offices
Georgia and Azerbaijan are developing a shared information system for their customs offices, according to Vakhtang Lashkaradze, Head of the Center for Information Technologies of the Income Service of the Georgian Ministry for Finances, …
Azerbaijan and Georgia to delimit 180km of border
Azerbaijan and Georgia will delimit 180km of their border, said Garib Mamedov, Head of the Azerbaijani State Committee for Land and Cartography, Georgia Online reports.He noted that Azerbaijani specialists had visited Georgia twice and chose the territories the borderline will run through.Georgia borders with seven Azerbaijani districts. Their border line is 480km long. The sides have delimited 300km of their border.
Experts summarize first visit of Georgian president to Azerbaijan
Georgian President Georgy Margvelashvili has made his first visit to Azerbaijan today and had a closed-door meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev. The meeting was followed by expanded talks with delegations joining them.
Ulrich Brandenburg: “After the Olympics, we will continue working with the North Caucasus”
Interview by Vestnik Kavkaza
Azerbaijan and Georgia discuss issues of territorial cooperation
The main topic of the regional conference held today in the Georgian region of Kakheti were the advantages and opportunities of territorial cooperation between Azerbaijan and Georgia. The conference's theme is "The way to strengthen territorial cooperation of the Eastern Partnership countries: the program of territorial cooperation between Azerbaijan and Georgia." Common problems of economic and social development of the border areas of the two countries have been in the focus of discussion.
Vilnius summit no challenge for Moscow and Baku – experts
Vladimir Yevseyev, Director of the Center for Socio-Political Studies, said that the Vilnius summit of November 28-29 will be a kind of an experiment for the Eastern Partnership to counterbalance Russia. Ukraine will be the only object of the experiment, he predicts. The expert added that any active trend towards the EU will only worsen relations with Russia.
Results of elections in Georgia: view from Baku and Yerevan
Past presidential elections in Georgia remain one of the most discussed topics in the South Caucasus.
Georgia’s Signakhi to host international youth festival
Signakhi (Georgia) will host the international youth festival of the Georgian and Azerbaijani Ministries for Sports and Youth on October 16-19, Trend reports.Governments of Azerbaijan and Georgia will sign a plan for the realization of …
Council meeting of foreign ministers of GUAM at UN General Assembly
The Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of GUAM was held today during the 68th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. It was attended by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Moldova and the national coordinator of GUAM's Secretary General.The Foreign Ministers discussed the political and sectoral cooperation within GUAM, as well as with partner countries, and the implementation of the UN Resolution on Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development .
Historians of Russia, Turkey and South Caucasus discuss Caucasian War
Ankara will host an international conference attended by experts from Turkish Universities, Azerbaijan and Georgia in spring to discuss the Caucasian War (1817-1864). It was initiated by the MSU History Faculty and the North-South Center for Political Analysis.
“What? Where? When?” is a game outside politics
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia play in intellectual games together