The most puzzling aspect of Azerbaijan’s recent elections for its National Assembly (Milli Majlis) was not the outcome. It never is. The electoral process is tightly controlled from the election commissions dominated by the ruling party to the...
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Bringing an end to the Donbas war, forging stronger defence ties within the EU and finding a definitive settlement to the Nagorno Karabakh dispute are among this year’s...
The results of Azerbaijan’s parliamentary election, held on February 9, offered little in the way of surprise. The ruling New Azerbaijan party (Yeni Azerbaijan;...
After another year of political change in emerging Europe, 12 countries from the region are scheduled to hold parliamentary or presidential elections in 2020, with...
Thanks to the political stability, a favourable geographical location, rich resources of fossil fuels and investment opportunities, Azerbaijan has historically been at...
Armenia’s foreign ministry has condemned the recent remarks of the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who said that the long disputed Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh)...
Ali Asadov (pictured above), previously an economic advisor to President Ilham Aliyev, has been named as the new prime minister of Azerbaijan. Mr Asadov’s...
Armenia’s prime minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev is to blame for a lack of “concrete results” during negotiations aimed at...
Armenia’s prime minister Nikol Pashinyan (pictured above) has called the arrest of the country’s former president Robert Kocharyan “the biggest achievement”...
Azerbaijan has signed agreements with Chinese companies worth 821 million US dollars, including the construction of a new Chinese tyre plant with a proposed annual...
Dağlıq Qarabağ, together with seven districts on its margins, is a sovereign territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan that was occupied by Armenian armed forces during...
The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan have described their latest meeting as “positive” and “constructive,” and said that they have agreed to...
