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Jan 15, 2025 | 
jamestown.org | Vasif Huseynov
Executive Summary:On December 25, 2024, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243, planned to fly from Baku to Grozny, Chechnya, crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, after a Russian surface-to-air missile exploded near the aircraft mid-flight. The incident has strained Azerbaijan-Russian relations. Azerbaijani officials criticized Moscow’s denial, lack of transparency, and open airspace amid tensions, leading President Ilham Aliyev to demand formal acknowledgment and accountability for those responsible.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
commonspace.eu | Benyamin Poghosyan |Vasif Huseynov
The Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process began the new year with a bombshell revelation: a video recording from the first congress of the “Yerkrapah” Volunteer Union in July 1993.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
commonspace.eu | Benyamin Poghosyan |Vasif Huseynov
On 5 December, the Azerbaijani Press Agency (APA) in reference to “diplomatic sources” reported that Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister rejected a United States-initiated meeting with his Armenian counterpart on the sidelines of the 31st meeting of the OSCE Council of Foreign Ministers in Malta. According to the agency, the reason behind Azerbaijan’s refusal was related to the “insistence” of the United States Secretary Antony Blinken to mediate between the two South Caucasian ministers.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
commonspace.eu | Benyamin Poghosyan |Vasif Huseynov
Over the past two years, numerous unofficial deadlines have been set for signing the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty. Until the end of last year, the people of both countries held their breath in anticipation of a breakthrough, encouraged by officials on both sides who deemed an agreement possible. Later, there was significant optimism that the two former adversaries might reach a deal during the United Nations Climate Conference (COP29) which was held on November 11-24 in Baku.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
commonspace.eu | Benyamin Poghosyan |Vasif Huseynov
“As the host country of COP29, we have become the target of a coordinated, well-orchestrated campaign of slander and blackmail”, said President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan during his inauguration speech at the climate conference on 12 November. This conference was the largest international event ever organised in Azerbaijan and the South Caucasus. Bringing together 80 presidents, vice presidents, and prime ministers, the conference had 72,000 registered participants from 196 countries.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
jamestown.org | Vasif Huseynov
Executive Summary:The European Union is working with the countries along the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor (also known as the Middle Corridor) to support infrastructure development and provide technical assistance for improving standards, digitalization, and regional interoperability.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
nationalinterest.org | Vasif Huseynov
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Subscribe to RSS Print Topic: Security Region: Eurasia Tags: AzerbaijanArmeniaCOP29Nagorno-karabakhClimate Change COP29 is not only a chance to further international cooperation on climate change but also to build peace in the Caucasus. <![CDATA[// ><!]]>--> Azerbaijan will host the United Nations Framework Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 29) from November 11 to 22, 2024.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
jamestown.org | Vasif Huseynov
Executive Summary:Azerbaijan announced its application for BRICS membership on August 20, which has been backed by Russian leaders and emphasizes Azerbaijan’s goal of strengthening ties with China following the China-Azerbaijan joint strategic partnership declaration in July. The increased importance of the South Caucasus region and Azerbaijan’s potential membership in BRICS places it in a position to maintain ties with Russia and China while building relations with the West.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
commonspace.eu | Benyamin Poghosyan |Vasif Huseynov
In September, it was announced that China has joined Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia as a partner in the Middle Corridor Initiative, with the China Railway Container Transport Corporation (CRTC) participating in the project. The decision followed extended talks over several months and was confirmed during the 8th International Silk Road Expo, held in Xi’an from 19-20 September 2024.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
jamestown.org | Vasif Huseynov
Executive Summary:September 2024 marks the fourth anniversary of the Second Karabakh War and the first anniversary of Azerbaijan’s “anti-terror operation” against the Armenian separatist contingency in the Karabakh region, and peace negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan are ongoing. Baku continues to demand that Armenia remove the clause in its constitution considered by Azerbaijan to be an assertion of territorial claims against Azerbaijan before the two countries sign a peace treaty.
