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During a press conference on January 8, 2025, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan, made the following statement: “We have never denied that during the Soviet era, Azerbaijanis lived in Armenia and left the country after the Soviet Union collapsed. Azerbaijanis departed from Armenia in a peaceful and orderly…
A recently leaked video of former Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrosyan has reignited debates over Armenian-Azerbaijani deportations. This footage challenges the widely accepted narrative of “mutual” ethnic cleansing, shifting focus to Armenia’s policies during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The mainstream narrative on Armenian-Azerbaijani “mutual” deportations In the late 1980s, weakening Soviet control fueled violence…
The signing of a strategic partnership document in Washington between Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken can be considered an unsurprising and anticipated development. Over the past four years, the Biden administration’s Armenia-focused regional policies, the deepening of bilateral cooperation in various spheres, and the June 2024 decision by…
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. The footage features Armenia’s first president, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, delivering a speech on the “success” of Armenia’s “national liberation movement.” The speech, along with the reaction of Vazgen Sargsyan…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rising geopolitical tensions across the globe highlight the need for alternative trade routes less reliant on transit through Russia. The Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor (TITR), also known as the Middle Corridor, which connects China with the EU, passing through Central Asia and the South Caucasus, has gained renewed focus as…
The year 2024 was a particularly remarkable year in Azerbaijan as the country hosted the 29th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP 29) from November 11 to 22 in Baku. COP29 was the biggest international event in the entire region. Around 78 world leaders arrived Baku for climate talks, and more than 70,000…
The formation of history is also its transformation. Strong individuals become symbols of strong societies, and these societies, in turn, create exemplary models for governance. In this way, history changes, forms, and renews, creating new realities that lay the base for the future, turning the history of today into solid foundations. In this context, the…
The last time Azerbaijan summoned an Iranian diplomat to its foreign ministry was in April 2023, when Baku expelled 4 employees of the Iranian embassy due to Tehran’s provocative actions. Since then, bilateral relations have been put back on pragmatic rails. Only until December 29, when a Shia eulogist made a fervent speech against Azerbaijan…
In 2024, Armenia and Azerbaijan have made substantial progress toward resolving their decades-long conflict, even as critical hurdles remain unresolved. Negotiations are currently divided into three main tracks: the peace agreement, border demarcation and connectivity. Each track has seen varying levels of success. Peace agreement The first track focuses on peace agreement negotiations, which have been…
Abkhazia is facing a severe recession. Recent protests over October’s investment deal and the scandal of President Bzhaniya’s Russian estates coincided with a deepening energy crisis. These events are profoundly linked, showing once again Moscow’s leverage in the region. On October 30, Abkhazia and Russia’s Economic Ministers, Kristina Ozgan and Maxim Reshetnikov, signed a controversial…
