Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States (TURKPA) Ramil Hasan released a statement condemning a bill containing a series of allegations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives against Azerbaijan.
Armenia's energy security depends on Russia, which plays a leading role in ensuring it
President Ilham Aliyev and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen met in the capital of Azerbaijan today.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev addressed the participants of the international conference themed “Regional Contribution to Global Security: Peacebuilding in the South Caucasus.”
The Middle Corridor transport route has gained particular significance in the present geopolitical climate, Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev has said.
Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov and Georgia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Maka Botchorishvili held a meeting in Istanbul within the framework of the 10th trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Türkiye, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said.
Russia's Security Council has called for regional solutions to address issues in the South Caucasus.
Moscow expects the next round of "3+3" talks to be held in Baku or Yerevan, the Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized, adding that diplomatic contacts between Azerbaijan and Armenia on the issue continue.
According to Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the Trump Route (TRIPP, Zangezur Corridor) has entered its implementation stage.
Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, congratulated his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on Azerbaijan's national holiday, Independence Day, which falls on May 28.
Moscow expects the activities of the “3+3” platform to be restored as quickly as possible, Director of the Fourth CIS Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry Mikhail Kalugin said.
Baku firmly rejects the anti-Azerbaijan allegations voiced by France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot at the French Senate on 6 May, spokesperson of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hajizada said.
The participation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in the European Political Community Summit reflects a new atmosphere between Armenia and Azerbaijan, President of the European Council António Costa said at a press conference following the EU-Armenia summit in Yerevan.
Azerbaijan preserves the memory of the tragedies of the Karabakh war, but remains consistently committed to establishing lasting peace in the South Caucasus, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev said.
The parties discussed the situation in the region
The CSTO Secretary General has reported encouraging trends aimed at the signing of a peace agreement between Baku and Yerevan. He stressed that the organization continues to closely monitor the situation in the region.
Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz has said that a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia would have far-reaching benefits, extending beyond the South Caucasus and strengthening ties between Europe and Asia.
Armenia aims to position itself as a transit hub for the supply of electricity and energy resources from Azerbaijan and Central Asian countries to Europe, Armenia's Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan said during a panel discussion at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Türkiye.
A conflict with Iran is unlikely to yield any benefits for Russia or the nations of the South Caucasus. Fyodor Lukyanov suggests that the efforts by the United States and Israel to significantly weaken Iran could result in its destabilization and chaos, potentially triggering a surge of refugees into the South Caucasus region.
The former Canadian ambassador, Kevin Hamilton, has been appointed as the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia since early March, according to the NATO website.
