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The South Caucasus – a region encompassing Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia - is one of strategic importance, not only for adjacent countries, such as Turkiye, Russia, Iran and the Central Asian states, but also for neighbours such as the European Union and the GCC states, and globally for the United States, India, China, Pakistan and Japan.

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The restoration of all regional communications is the only viable path to lasting peace in the South Caucasus
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The restoration of all regional communications is the only viable path to lasting peace in the South Caucasus

16 October 2025
Will the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) set to connect Azerbaijan with Nakhijevan and Türkiye via Armenia help establish lasting peace and prosperity for all?  Interestingly, if the Washington Declaration speaks about restoration of all communications, with reciprocal benefits for Armenia, the spotlight has been about the TRIPP and only about it. This oversight misses a vital point necessary for lasting peace and stability in the region.
Benyamin Poghosyan
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Azerbaijan Calls for Deeper Cooperation within the Organization of Turkic States
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Azerbaijan Calls for Deeper Cooperation within the Organization of Turkic States

16 October 2025
The 12th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), held on 7 October 2025 in Gabala, Azerbaijan, marked a decisive stage in the evolution of integration within the Turkic world. Under the theme “Regional Peace and Security,” the summit, chaired by President Ilham Aliyev, brought together leaders from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, and observer states Hungary, Turkmenistan, and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Gabala’s historical symbolism as a crossroads of the Caucasus and Central Asia reflected the OTS’s broader vision of unity, connectivity, and shared destiny.
Vasif Huseynov

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Armenian PM: Armenia has not yet been officially invited to join Eurasian Union
Armenian PM: Armenia has not yet been officially invited to join Eurasian Union
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Armenian PM: Armenia has not yet been officially invited to join Eurasian Union

13 September 2012
Armenia has not yet been officially invited to join the Eurasian Union as the discussions concerning the format and mechanisms of the union and the obligations of its members are still underway, Armenia's Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said in the parliament on Wednesday.
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Armenian FM: Exercise of the NKR people's right to self-determination is the basis of the talks on Karabakh peace process
Armenian FM: Exercise of the NKR people's right to self-determination is the basis of the talks on Karabakh peace process
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Armenian FM: Exercise of the NKR people's right to self-determination is the basis of the talks on Karabakh peace process

13 September 2012
The international community fully understands Yerevan's stance on the Karabakh peace process, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said in Parliament when replying to Head of Heritage Faction Rouben Hakobyan's question.
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Erdogan: "Ankara will continue to be on the side of Azerbaijan in Karabakh issue"
Erdogan: "Ankara will continue to be on the side of Azerbaijan in Karabakh issue"
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Erdogan: "Ankara will continue to be on the side of Azerbaijan in Karabakh issue"

12 September 2012
"Our stance on Upper Karabakh will continue as in the past. As an intervener in the process, we will continue to be on the side of Azerbaijan," Erdogan said at a joint press conference with the Azerbaijani President Ilham Alivey at the end of a meeting of the Turkey-Azerbaijan High Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Qabala, Sondakika reports.
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NKR President: "Azerbaijani officer's crime is a serious blow upon mediation efforts of the OSCE MG co- chair-states"
NKR President: "Azerbaijani officer's crime is a serious blow upon mediation efforts of the OSCE MG co- chair-states"
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NKR President: "Azerbaijani officer's crime is a serious blow upon mediation efforts of the OSCE MG co- chair-states"

12 September 2012
On 11 September Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan met personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, NKR President's press-service reports.
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Leaked foreign affairs report of Budapest suggests Azeri president misled Hungary
Leaked foreign affairs report of Budapest suggests Azeri president misled Hungary
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Leaked foreign affairs report of Budapest suggests Azeri president misled Hungary

11 September 2012
A restricted document issued by the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs (MKI), leaked by news website nol.hu on Friday, indicates that Hungarian authorities were misled by Azerbaijan in connection with the handover of the Azeri officer who killed an Armenian officer in Hungary eight years ago.
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The New York Times: Ambassador Morningstar's far from empty gesture sent two wrong signals
The New York Times: Ambassador Morningstar's far from empty gesture sent two wrong signals
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The New York Times: Ambassador Morningstar's far from empty gesture sent two wrong signals

11 September 2012
Apart from the fact that such step (extradition, pardoning and glorification of an Azerbaijani officer, who killed Armenian officer in Budapest) is an affront to basic notions of justice and the rule of law, even more troubling is the message that it sends to the rest of the world: that the Azerbaijani government thinks it is acceptable to kill Armenians, New York Times rights.
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U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan: It is important that Azerbaijan and Armenia continue working through OSCE Minsk Group to find solution to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan: It is important that Azerbaijan and Armenia continue working through OSCE Minsk Group to find solution to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
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U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan: It is important that Azerbaijan and Armenia continue working through OSCE Minsk Group to find solution to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

11 September 2012
"It is important that Azerbaijan and Armenia continue working through the OSCE Minsk Group to find solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. As a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, the U.S. will work with other co-chairs, Azerbaijan and Armenia in this regard," U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar said in Baku on Monday.
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