The Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace was always “within reach” but Armenia rejected it

“Today… peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan is not only possible but within reach,” said Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan optimistically on September 26 at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Armenian officials seek to persuade the international community that “Azerbaijan continues to resist signing a peace agreement… For this vision to become a reality, Azerbaijan…

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The AIR Center and the Royal United Services Institute, RUSI, co-organized a roundtable in London

The Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center) and the Royal United Services Institute, RUSI, co-organized a roundtable titled “The COP29 Summit: Navigating Climate Change, Peace, and Security” with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in London. The roundtable was…

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Middle Corridor gains momentum while Zangezur Corridor remains stalled

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…

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15th anniversary of the Organization of Turkic States celebrated in Nakhchivan

On October 3, 2024, the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center) and Nakhchivan State University co-organized an event titled “The Organization of Turkic States on the 15th anniversary of the Nakhchivan Agreement.” Participants of the event first visited the monument of Azerbaijan’s National Leader Heydar Aliyev in the city center and laid flowers…

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The Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Treaty is ‘Within Reach’ but Out of Grasp

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…

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Yalchin Rafiyev, the Lead Negotiator for COP29, discusses Azerbaijan’s vision and strategy

COP29 Lead Negotiator Yalchin Rafiyev outlines Azerbaijani Presidency’s vision and strategy for the upcoming climate summit in Baku. This November, Azerbaijan will host the COP29 summit, uniting global leaders in the collective fight against climate change. The decision was made at the plenary session of COP28 on December 11. Azerbaijan will take the opportunity to…

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AIR Center hosts event to discuss President Ilham Aliyev’s speech at Azerbaijan`s Milli Majlis

The Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center) held an event on the topic “Discussion of President Ilham Aliyev`s speech in the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan: An independent and principled foreign policy.” Addressing the event, Farid Shafiyev, AIR Center’s Chairman of the Board, highlighted President Ilham Aliyev`s speech during the first…

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