Syria
Kadyrov offers support to new Syrian authorities
Chechen head Ramzan Kadyrov suggests that the Syrian opposition should not be considered terrorists.
 |  |  | ||
 |  |  |
BRICS, an intergovernmental organisation named after its core members, Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, appears to be making inroads in the South Caucasus, with Azerbaijan applying for its membership, and Armenia accepting an invitation to participate in a BRICS summit in Russia, despite its deteriorating relations with Moscow.
This week, we speak to Azerbaijani independent researcher Shujaat Ahmadzada about Azerbaijan’s prospects for joining the organisation, and to Narek Sukiasyan, an Adjunct Lecturer at the American University of Armenia and a Researcher at the Center for Culture and Civilization Studies, about Armenia’s efforts to diversify its foreign policy.
Read more:
Support independent journalism in the Caucasus and become an OC Media Member: Join today.
…or donate to the collective Georgian media security fund.
Related Articles
Azerbaijan renews calls for restrictions on Armenian military and removal of EU monitors
Azerbaijan has renewed calls for restrictions on Armenia’s military and called for the removal of EU border monitors, despite its own evergrowing military budget and capacity. On 12 December, Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmat Hajiyev reiterated a previous demand for ‘serious restrictions on Armenia’s military construction policy’, as ‘an occupying and aggressor state’. He criticised countries ‘supplying attack-oriented weapons to Armenia’, accusing France of ‘participating in Armenia’s arma
Armenia
Civil Contract expels another MP
Civil Contract has unanimously decided to expel MP Hakob Aslanyan, after Aslanyan announced that he was freezing cooperation with the faction for a month. At the same time, Aslanyan said that he did not consider the decision made earlier this month to expel MP Hovik Aghazaryan from the party over alleged leaks of confidential information to be ‘fair’. The ruling Civil Contract party on Wednesday cited Aslanyan’s serious disciplinary violation and behaviour, which it said was highly incompatible
Armenia
Eurasian Development Bank rejects loan for Amulsar mine operations
Armenian Economic Minister Gevorg Papoyan stated that discussions are ongoing with commercial banks in Armenia after the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) rejected a loan to operate the Amulsar gold mine. This has led to speculation that the EDB’s decision was influenced by the results of the environmental assessment it commissioned as part of its final loan decision. Papoyan refrained from commenting on the reasons behind the EDB’s decision and instead noted that over the past few years, Armenia
Most Popular
Subscribe to our newsletter
