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The Turkish defense minister on Jan. 30 announced the completion of the construction of the Turkish-Russian joint monitoring center in Upper Karabakh, saying it would become operational as of Jan. 30, Hurriyet daily news reports. …
The Azerbaijani government is considering a smart city concept for new urban planning projects in the Karabakh region. President Ilham Aliyev said technology would be a key element in the rebuilding of territories in the region, which were …
The 44-day Second Karabakh War between Armenia and Azerbaijan, its Russian-mediated outcome, the launch of Russia’s own peacekeeping operation, and Turkey’s rise as a regional power have all exposed the Minsk Group’s irrelevance, The Jamestown Foundation writes in the article Can the Minsk Group on the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Reinvent Itself?
Facebook’s new Oversight Board is taking a firm stance in favor of free speech. In its initial set of rulings, the body overruled employees who had blocked controversial posts. But there was one exception: It upheld the removal of a …
After The Second Karabakh War ended Armenia and Azerbaijan can hope for unblocking of all transport and economic communications routes, Dr. Esmira Jafarova, a Board Member of the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center), Baku, Azerbaijan, writes in the article Building Peace And Stability In South Caucasus Should Be A Two-Way Street – OpEd for Eurasiareview
The current state of the Armenian economy limit the scope of the assistance necessary to cover the expenses of Armenians living in the mountainous part of Karabakh
The January 11 trilateral meeting, in Moscow, of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev focused on the unblocking and development of regional transport corridors in …
There is no evidence of the participation of foreign mercenaries in the hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh region on the side of Azerbaijan, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of …
An important aspect in the process of resolving interethnic conflicts is the overcoming of mental attitudes that hinder the peaceful interaction of peoples
The Azerbaijani Prosecutor General's Office has put 17 Armenian mercenaries on the wanted fugitives list. The statement was made at an expanded videoconference meeting of the General Prosecutor's Office with the participation of …
After liberating its historical lands in the Karabakh region, the government of Azerbaijan is now pushing ahead with plans to revive the territories that were occupied and devastated by Armenia. President Ilham Aliyev said the restoration of …
The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan continues the work of the Commission for the reception and consideration of appeals of persons dismissed from military service in connection with mobilization, created by the corresponding order of the head …
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday. This week’s transfer of power presents followers of Turkish-American relations with a crucial question: Under Biden’s watch, what lies ahead for bilateral relations, Daily Sabah writes in the article Turkey and the United States: So-called strategic partners?
On January 11 the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a deal to develop cross-border transportation routes and boost economic growth to benefit the South Caucasus and the Wider Region. This meeting took place two months after the Moscow-brokered armistice between Armenia and Azerbaijan ended a 44-day war over Nagorno-Karabakh, The Modern Diplomacy writes in the article Thorny path towards peace and reconciliation in Karabakh
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a statement on the South Caucasus, according to which he intends to start active pressure on Azerbaijan and support for Armenia in post-war conditions. …
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said it was impossible to end the war in Nagorno Karabakh with lesser territorial losses. "It is a myth that it was possible to end this war with less territorial losses," he said …
For decades, Rabbi Zamir Isayev has prayed on Shabbat mornings for the government of his native Azerbaijan, a Muslim-majority nation situated northwest of Iran, Jewish Telepgraph Agency writes in the article In Azerbaijan, patriotic Jewish soldiers are poster children of the war with Armenia. Amid the recent deadly fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over disputed territory, he has added a special prayer for the well-being of Azerbaijan’s soldiers, which he follows up with his regular prayer for Israeli troops. “Israel is my country as a Jew. Azerbaijan is my country as an Azeri,” Isayev, 40, told the Jewish Telegraphic agency. He was born in Baku, the Azerbaijani capital, but grew up in Israel and served in its army
Azerbaijan sees economic growth rebounding this year as it emerges from a Covid-19-induced slump and the war with neighboring Armenia that restored its control over formerly occupied territories, Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov said, Bloomberg writes in the article Azerbaijan Sees Economy Bouncing Back After Covid-19 Slump, War. Gross domestic product is forecast to increase by 3.4% after contracting 4.3% in 2020, Jabbarov said in an interview Tuesday. “Our projections for 2021 are more optimistic than those of” the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, he said
Turkey's decision to provide an unprecedented level of military assistance to Azerbaijan empowered Baku to achieve a resounding victory in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War, changing the geopolitical rules of the game in the South Caucasus. …
On January 20, 2021, we honor the 31st anniversary of what is known as “Black January’’, a day when over 26,000 Soviet troops stormed Azerbaijan’s capital city of Baku and committed a brutal massacre upon the civilian …
