
Opinion | Is Azerbaijan sincere with its peace rhetoric or just bargaining with the West?
Despite Azerbaijan’s increasing repression against civil society and media, its relations with Western states have grown increasingly positive.

Despite Azerbaijan’s increasing repression against civil society and media, its relations with Western states have grown increasingly positive.

In turn, the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan responded, expressing their gratitude to Trump.

The memoranda between Armenia and the US were significantly more detailed and with a longer duration than between the US and Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said he hoped that the ‘Zangezur corridor’ project would be realised ‘very soon’.

The judge also ruled that the trial be delayed until 2026.

On 7 August, the memorandum was signed in the presence of President Ilham Aliyev and US President’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.

While a common front against Iran may be what the US and Israel are seeking from a trilateral alliance, Baku is unlikely to openly confront Tehran.