Opinion: In the South Caucasus there is a new hope for peace

For the first time in decades, in the South Caucasus there is a new hope for peace. In separate articles for our sister website, Karabakhspace.eu, Benyamin Poghosyan and Vasif Huseynov discuss recent developments, including the emerging role of Georgia as a trusted intermediary.

In his op-ed Benyamin Poghosyan says that Georgia may serve as a platform not only for Armenia–Azerbaijan but also Armenia–Turkey discussions in track 1, 1.5, and 2 levels. Georgia has no resources to elaborate suggestions for conflict settlement or become a guarantor of the implementation of agreements, but it is well placed in many respects to play a significant role in facilitating dialogue in the South Caucasus.  read more here                

On his part, Vasif Huseynov in his op-ed says that in "the last weeks marked some important positive trends in relations between the two countries [Armenia and Azerbaijan] towards a more peaceful future. read more here

Both recognise that there is a lot of work yet to be done, but this positive trend nonetheless is encouraging.

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Benyamin Poghosyan is the Founder and Chairman of the Center for Political and Economic Strategic Studies in Yerevan.

Dr Vasif Huseynov, is a Senior Advisor at the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center) and Adjunct Lecturer at Khazar University in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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