By Tehran Tapdigov, Baku / Azerbaijan The statement that ended the Second Karabakh War between Azerbaijan and Armenia contains several clauses. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed a statement related to this on November 10, 2020. The 9th clause of the statement concerns the opening of transportation corridors. This includes the ...
By Mehmet Akif Akıncı Following a meeting between Iran’s former president, Ebrahim Raisi, and Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan, on the banks of the Aras River, many believed that the tensions between Iran and Azerbaijan over the Zangezur Corridor had finally subsided. It was thought that both sides were moving toward a joint project without further disputes on the ...
By Tehran Tapdigov, Baku, Azerbaijan Armenia drifting westwards, Azerbaijan applying officially for BRICS membership, Russian President Putin making one of his rare travels to Baku, turmoil in Georgia and a steady balance of tension and cooperation between Iran and Azerbaijan. The South Caucasus is in a constant change that turns eyes to its grand neighbor, Türkiye. We spoke about Ankara’s ...
By Tehran Tapdigov, Baku, Azerbaijan Russian President Vladimir Putin, who visited Azerbaijan on August 18-19, discussed many issues of the region with Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev. Many intergovernmental documents were signed. After the meeting, Azerbaijan submitted an application to the organization for membership in BRICS. The fact that the Russian leader invited Aliyev to the next BRICS summit, to be ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin is making a two-day visit to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. It is noteworthy that the visit will last two days and that he will not visit Armenia afterward. It seems that the effects of this visit will not be limited to the South Caucasus. As United World International, we asked Azerbaijani political commentator Tegeran Tagdygov, ...
By Sabina Alizade In an interview with TGRT Haber, Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu confirmed plans to start the construction of this railway line by the end of this year, stating that the project will be completed within five years. A tender for the construction of the 224-kilometre railway was announced earlier this year, and negotiations regarding ...
Georgia and Armenia, which opened their doors to the West, received mass protests, clashes and chaos, United World International author Mehmet Perinçek has stated. “What is happening today in two South Caucasian countries, Georgia and Armenia, which have opened their doors to the West? Mass protests, clashes, chaos,” Perinçek told Russian news agency RIA Novosti. At the same time, the ...
By Mehmet Perinçek An outstanding statesman and national leader of the Azerbaijani people, Heydar Aliyev was born 101 years ago on May 10. Aliyev left a significant trace in the history of not only Azerbaijan but also many other countries. His contribution to political and cultural life of Russia is also significant. His human qualities are known not only in ...
United World International author Mehmet Perinçek gave an interview to the newspaper of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration “Bakinsky Rabochy” about the withdrawal of the Russian peacekeeping contingent from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and the subsequent return to Azerbaijan of four villages, which remained under Armenian occupation for thirty years. We present the interview, published in Russian, to our readers ...
By Tahran Oruçoğlu France-Azerbaijan relations are becoming more tense every day. In particular, France’s active arming of Armenia increases the tension in these relations. France is currently arming Armenia and preparing the country for a new war. Located thousands of kilometers away from the South Caucasus, Paris’ plans require a special analysis. France’s failures in Africa led Paris to new ...