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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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Rally of public movements of Hungary to be held in front Hungarian parliament
Rally of public movements of Hungary to be held in front Hungarian parliament
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Rally of public movements of Hungary to be held in front Hungarian parliament

5 September 2012
At 5:00 PM on 4 September numerous rally organized by several public and youth organizations of Hungary, will be held near the building of Hungarian parliament. The participants in the rally will express their indignation with the decision of the authorities of the country to extradite Azerbaijani criminal Ramil Safarov to his motherland.
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Azerbaijan to assume chairmanship of CIS Council of Interior Ministers
Azerbaijan to assume chairmanship of CIS Council of Interior Ministers
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Azerbaijan to assume chairmanship of CIS Council of Interior Ministers

4 September 2012
Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan will chair the CIS Council of Interior Ministers in the order of rotation. Transfer of chairmanship powers by Armenia to Russia has no legal grounds, a source in the Bureau for Coordination of the Fight against Organized Crime and Other Dangerous Crimes in the CIS told RIA Novosti, Monday.
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Hungarian specialist in Armenian studies: Ramil Safarov's extradition is a result of false policy of official Baku
Hungarian specialist in Armenian studies: Ramil Safarov's extradition is a result of false policy of official Baku
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Hungarian specialist in Armenian studies: Ramil Safarov's extradition is a result of false policy of official Baku

3 September 2012
The Hungarian authorities wage a pro-Armenian policy, while extradition of Ramil Safarov, the killer of the Armenian officer, is a result of the false policy of the Azerbaijani authorities, Benedek Zsigmond, specialist in Armenian studies from Hungary, said in a press conference in Yerevan, on September 2.
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Foreign Ministry of Armenia was informed about decision of Hungarian authorities 11 days before Ramil Safarov's extradition
Foreign Ministry of Armenia was informed about decision of Hungarian authorities 11 days before Ramil Safarov's extradition
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Foreign Ministry of Armenia was informed about decision of Hungarian authorities 11 days before Ramil Safarov's extradition

3 September 2012
he Armenian community of Hungary warned Foreign Ministry and Diaspora Ministry of Armeniaabout the intention of the Hungarian authorities to extradite Ramil Safarov to Azerbaijan. The letter of the leaders of the Armenian National Self-government of Hungary to President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan is evidence of it. The letter was signed by the chairman of the organization Dr. Sevan Sargsyan, deputy chairmen Alex Avanesyan and Hikogos Hakobyan, and placed at Facebook.
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Iranian President: Iran's stance on Karabakh is crystal clear - Iran is trying to forge understanding and raise a fair solution to problem
Iranian President: Iran's stance on Karabakh is crystal clear - Iran is trying to forge understanding and raise a fair solution to problem
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Iranian President: Iran's stance on Karabakh is crystal clear - Iran is trying to forge understanding and raise a fair solution to problem

1 September 2012
President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday received Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, on the sidelines of the 16th NAM Summit, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported.
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White House: Azerbaijan's decision to pardon Safarov is contrary to ongoing efforts to reduce regional tensions
White House: Azerbaijan's decision to pardon Safarov is contrary to ongoing efforts to reduce regional tensions
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White House: Azerbaijan's decision to pardon Safarov is contrary to ongoing efforts to reduce regional tensions

1 September 2012
Azerbaijan's decision to pardon Safarov is contrary to ongoing efforts to reduce regional tensions and promote reconciliation, says the Statement by NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor on Azerbaijan's Decision to Pardon Ramil Safarov, The White House Office of the Press Secretary reports.
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