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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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Blinken and Lavrov discuss growing tensions Ukraine-Russia
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Blinken and Lavrov discuss growing tensions Ukraine-Russia

3 December 2021
During the talks, Blinken reiterated the US position that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be quickly answered, including with tough sanctions against Moscow. "The best way to avert the crisis is through diplomatic means and that is what I hope to discuss with Sergei", Blinken said ahead of the conversation.
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Opinion: After the Sochi summit, a qualitatively different stage in Armenia-Azerbaijan negotiations
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Opinion: After the Sochi summit, a qualitatively different stage in Armenia-Azerbaijan negotiations

29 November 2021
The trilateral meeting between the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia, held in Sochi on 26 November, "was a constructive stage in the post-war peace process in the region and has opened up new prospects for peace and reconciliation between Armenia and Azerbaijan", says Vasif Huseynov in this op-ed.
Vasif Huseynov
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Opinion: Brussels should develop a customised platform to take forward a trialogue with Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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Opinion: Brussels should develop a customised platform to take forward a trialogue with Armenia and Azerbaijan.

28 November 2021
"In their active search of new approaches and strategies, European officials should keep in mind that antagonizing Russia would result in unexpected developments in the region. Instead, stabilization of the situation requires cooperation with Moscow", writes Alexander Petrosyan in this op-ed
Alexander Petrosyan
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Joint statement by the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia hails the start of a new era of good-neighbourly relations in the South Caucasus
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Joint statement by the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia hails the start of a new era of good-neighbourly relations in the South Caucasus

27 November 2021
The long awaited meeting of the three leaders came after more than one year since the end of the 44 day Karabakh war, during which the process to bring peace and stability to the South Caucasus appeared to be faltering. The Sochi meeting has been hailed by the three countries participating in it as a success, and as a start of a new chapter in relations.
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