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The Latest Breaking News from the South Caucasus

EU's Kallas visits Baku to advance 'strategic partnership' with Azerbaijan

The EU's High Representative Kaja Kallas met Azerbaijan’s leadership in Baku for talks to advance what she called “our strategic interest” in connectivity between the EU, the South Caucasus and Central Asia, and to contribute to the regional peace process.

Euronews

Zelenskyy says he is ready to meet Putin in Azerbaijan

In a significant first visit to the South Caucasus since the start of Russia’s all-out war, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a statement next to President Ilham Aliyev he is ready to meet Vladimir Putin in Azerbaijan after the US-led diplomatic talks have stalled over the past weeks.

Euronews

Iran war and energy supply disruptions accelerate South Caucasus collaboration

When it comes to connecting the continents of Asia and Europe, Azerbaijan and Georgia play a vital role in the transit of energy. The leaders of both countries have outlined how they will work together to broaden the Middle Corridor.

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Azerbaijan joins Trump-backed peace board in a bid to increase its global profile

The decision to become a founding member of the “Board of Peace” marks Baku’s attempt to translate regional clout into international weight, while navigating sensitive regional dynamics with Iran.

Euronews

Vance to visit Armenia and Azerbaijan as US advocates TRIPP corridor

JD Vance’s trip to Armenia and Azerbaijan underscores renewed US focus on South Caucasus peace and the TRIPP corridor’s trade and digital ambitions.

Euronews

President Ilham Aliyev outlines strategy on global order, peace and energy security

Speaking at Davos, President Ilham Aliyev outlines Azerbaijan’s response to global geopolitical shifts, progress towards peace in the South Caucasus and expanding energy cooperation with Europe.

Euronews

Peace deal opens borders positioning Azerbaijan as a tourism gateway for the South Caucasus

New air, road, and rail connections are expected to make overland journeys and multi-country itineraries more accessible.

Euronews

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Does a Trump-brokered deal squeeze Russia, Iran out of the South Caucasus?

A transit corridor pact signed by Azerbaijan and Armenia could be game-changing, according to several experts.

Al Jazeera

Unimaginable peace: Azerbaijan and Armenia sign historic agreement after decades of conflict

After almost four decades of a bloody conflict that until recently had no end in sight, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a peace agreement in the presence of the US President Donald Trump. Notably absent in this historic moment is Russia, which no longer plays a central role in the South…

Euronews

Azerbaijan flexes its muscles amid rising tensions with Russia

Azerbaijan is increasingly engaging in tit-for-tat actions towards powerful neighbour Russia amid escalating tensions in the South Caucasus region. This comes as Baku deepens its military cooperation with long-standing ally Turkey.

Radio France Internationale

Armenia and Azerbaijan are trying to mend fences – what does this mean for Russia?

At a time when Vladimir Putin needs friends in his neighbourhood, he appears instead to be losing them in the South Caucasus. After two centuries of Russian involvement in the region, balancing the historical rivalry and at times acting as mediator between Armenia and Azerbaijan, there is growing speculation that…

The Conversation

Leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia reach no breakthrough on decades-long conflict

The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan have met in Abu Dhabi for a new round of talks on ending their almost four decades of conflict in the South Caucasus, but reached no immediate breakthrough

The Independent UK

Armenia and Azerbaijan move closer to peace, pushing Russia out from the South Caucasus

Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan meet in Abu Dhabi to finalise the peace agreement and forge a future side by side after nearly four decades of conflict. What was previously seen as an impossible peace became a reality after Russia’s all-out war against Ukraine.

Euronews

Roast chicken and citrus salad: Caroline Eden’s walnut recipes

Enjoy a new way of cooking with abundant herbs and nuts, as they do in the South Caucasus, with chicken in a white wine and walnut sauce, and a citrus and walnut salad

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Georgian envoy to France resigns over 'foreign agent' bill

Georgia's ambassador to France has resigned over his country's draft law on "foreign agents", which opponents say is inspired by Russia and threatens free speech. Gotcha Javakhishvili also warned the bill would draw the South Caucasus nation away from its path of EU integration.

The Conversation

Nagorno-Karabakh: What's next for the South Caucasus region following Azerbaijan's aggression against Armenians?

Azerbaijani forces attacked the breakaway and long-disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023. Less than a month later, and the region is now all but deserted.

The Conversation

Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan's energy wealth gives it de facto impunity for ethnic cleansing

A United Nations mission finally arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh on October 1 to find its towns and villages almost completely deserted. Two weeks after Azerbaijan launched an all-out military assault on the disputed territory in the south Caucasus, the Armenian government has said there are now almost no ethnic Armenians left…

France 24

More than 6,000 Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan’s Aliyev hosts Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhichevan on Monday to meet his counterpart Ilham Aliyev as thousands of ethnic Armenians fled the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh after a lightning military operation that has changed the contours of the South Caucasus.

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Fifteen years after the war in Georgia, the dilemmas of the European Union in the South Caucasus

Fifteen years ago this month, while all eyes were set on Beijing for the opening of the 29th Olympic Games of the modern era, war broke out between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia. Officially part of Georgia since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, it…

Radio France Internationale

Azerbaijan rebukes France for 'failure and inaction' over Armenia

Azerbaijan on Thursday rebuked Paris for failing to use its influence to help calm tensions in the South Caucasus as France's Foreign Minister visited the region.

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