Karabakh Issue In Focus Of Discussions
Karabakh issue dominated the internatal political agenda during the past week. READ MORE
The Black Sea Need Not Be a Black Spot
The Black Sea is a cradle of civilization, trade and cultures, but today it is also a region of unresolved conflicts, porous borders and rivalries. READ MORE
Ignoring Azerbaijan could cost the U.S.
Tensions between Azerbaijan and neighboring Armenia on the fate of the Nagorno-Karabakh region are reaching dangerous levels. In the past year, the Azeri enclave in the South Caucasus, which Armenia has occupied since 1992, has been the focus of increased violence. Just last month, six people were killed in an exchange of fire across the temporary line that separates the two sides. READ MORE
Russian-Armenian Military Agreement and Planned NATO Trainings in Armenia
There are Common Issues of Interests and Lines of Russia and West within South Caucasus READ MORE
Russia, Azerbaijan to sign deal on boosting gas supplies
Russian gas giant Gazprom and Azerbaijan's state oil and gas company will sign a deal to increase supplies of Azerbaijani gas to Russia in 2011-2012 during the Russian president's visit to Baku on Thursday, RIA Novosti reported. READ MORE
Azeri Deputy Speaker calls for increased Russian role in Karabakh settlement
Azerbaijani Parliament Deputy Speaker called for increased Russian role in the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in Baku on Saturday. READ MORE
Russian President arrives in Baku for official visit
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Azeri capital for an official two-day visit on Thursday. READ MORE
Armenia concerned over Azeri appeal to UN
The Armenian government is concerned over the Upper (Nagorno) Karabakh conflict being tabled at the United Nations again. READ MORE
Are Tbilisi and Baku good friends?
Relations between republics of South Caucasus play an important geopolitical role for Russia given that this near-border region is ethnically close to citizens of Russia's south and is highly integrated into Russia's economy. On one hand, establishment of new states in the territory of Soviet republics drastically changed relations between them making it possible for the West to set up a base to put pressure on Russia's south. We considered Georgian-Turkish relations and it is much more important how Georgia and Azerbaijan, two close neighbors, communicate. READ MORE
