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Nakhichevan corridor needs delicate geopolitical balancing

Nakhichevan corridor needs delicate geopolitical balancing

In Moscow last week, President Vladimir Putin hosted the prime minister of Armenia and the president of Azerbaijan. It was the first meeting of the three leaders since the end of the six-week-long war over the Nagorno-Karabakh region last …

Turkey outfoxed China and becomes rising Eurasian power

Turkey outfoxed China and becomes rising Eurasian power

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. …

Who will benefit from building Nakhichevan corridor

Who will benefit from building Nakhichevan corridor

From the perspective of Eurasian connectivity, the Nakhchivan corridor could become part of both north-south and east-west transport corridors that get through the South Caucasus, writes Orkhan Baghirov, a leading advisor at the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center) in Baku

Russia to be able to use Nakhchivan corridor

Russia to be able to use Nakhchivan corridor

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said Russia, along with Turkey, Armenia and Iran, will be able to use the new transport corridor from Nakhchivan. "Currently, specific works are being carried out to open the Nakhchivan corridor. …

Taleh Ziyadov: "The opening of all communications between Armenia and Azerbaijan will boost the economic significance of the region as a whole"

Taleh Ziyadov: "The opening of all communications between Armenia and Azerbaijan will boost the economic significance of the region as a whole"

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict ended with a Russian-brokered ceasefire that grants Turkey joint monitoring rights. This framework formalises cooperation between the two regional powers, a development that has significant political implications for Georgia, the US, and the EU, former Georgian Ambassador to US Tedo Japaridze writes in the article Can Armenia and Azerbaijan win peace together? for Brussels Morning

Baku-Nakhchivan-Baku flights not operated due to heavy fog

Baku-Nakhchivan-Baku flights not operated due to heavy fog

Baku-Nakhchivan-Baku flights are not operated due to heavy fog at Nakhchivan airport, AZAL spokesman Pasha Kesamanski said. According to him, as soon as weather conditions return to normal, all rescheduled flights will be completed in …

Iran expanding rail links with Central Asia and Caucasus

Iran expanding rail links with Central Asia and Caucasus

The United States and other Western countries have worked long and hard to marginalize Iran as punishment for its transgressions on the international stage. Nevertheless, Iran’s neighbors as well as states further out, including Russia, China and the Central Asian republics, understand that their plans to establish strategically important north-south and east-west regional transportation routes will depend on the development of Iranian railways and the integration of its domestic rail system with bordering countries

Turkey and Azerbaijan to build new gas pipeline

Turkey and Azerbaijan to build new gas pipeline

The Turkey-Nakhchivan natural gas pipeline will ensure the security of Nakhchivan’s energy supply via natural gas, which will flow through Turkey to the Azerbaijani exclave, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Dönmez said Tuesday

Azerbaijan and Turkey to ink MoU on Nakhchivan gas pipeline

Azerbaijan and Turkey to ink MoU on Nakhchivan gas pipeline

Azerbaijan and Turkey are expected to ink a memorandum of understanding on Igdir-Nakhchivan gas pipeline, according to Turkish media reports. Azerbaijan’s energy ministry confirmed the information, saying that the details of …

How much money and time it will take for Azerbaijan to rebuild liberated territories

How much money and time it will take for Azerbaijan to rebuild liberated territories

Companies from those states who demonstrated an anti-Azerbaijani position in the Second Karabakh War would not be welcome in the reconstruction of the liberated territories, Vasif Huseynov, a senior adviser at the Center of Analysis of International Relations of Azerbaijan, writes in the article Azerbaijan to re-build the liberated Karabakh for EurActiv

After all, why Armenia was defeated

After all, why Armenia was defeated

Today, in Baku and Yerevan, the Russian delegation discussed issues related to the implementation of the trilateral statement signed by the Presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia. According to Ilham Aliyev, the provisions of the statement are being successfully implemented, and this once again demonstrates the readiness of both the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides to put an end to the long-term conflict and find a political settlement

Turkey to build railway to Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave

Turkey to build railway to Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave

Ankara has announced plans to build a new railway link from Turkey to the landlocked Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan, which would expand cargo and passenger transportation in the region and boost capacity of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railroad

The New Truce in Karabakh: implications and risks

The New Truce in Karabakh: implications and risks

Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a new ceasefire accord on November 10, finally halting the latest round of fierce fighting in Karabakh that had been raging for a month and a half.  This time, the new document, signed by the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia, appears more likely to decrease tensions and ensure the two sides will stick to their obligations

Baku and Ankara preparing to hold exercises in Nakhchivan

Baku and Ankara preparing to hold exercises in Nakhchivan

The live-fire tactical exercises 'Indestructible Brotherhood - 2019' will be held in the territory of Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on the basis of an agreement on military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey on …