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Aliyev signs joint border demarcation regulation following BRICS meeting with Pashinyan

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have instructed their foreign ministers to finalise a peace deal ‘in the shortest possible period’, after a meeting in Russia. The following day, Aliyev signed a regulation that would allow the demarcation process with Armenia to move forward. Pashinyan and Aliyev met on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, in a meeting that reportedly lasted over an hour. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and A

the BRICS 2023 summit. Image via New York Times.

Armenia

Podcast | Brics and the South Caucasus

by Yousef Bardouka

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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 organisatio

An informal CIS summit in 2023 in Saint Petersburg. Photo: primeminister.am.

Armenia

Armenia to participate in BRICS and CIS summits

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

Armenia has confirmed that it will participate in a BRICS summit this October and an informal Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit in Moscow next year, despite deteriorating ties with Russia. Deputy Foreign Minister Mnatsakyan Safaryan confirmed that Armenia would be participating in the summits on Wednesday. The Russia-led CIS summit will take place in Moscow next year, ahead of Russia’s World War II victory commemoration’s. While Armenia is not a member of BRICS, Armenia was i

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan applies for BRICS membership

by Yousef Bardouka

•1 min read

Azerbaijan has applied to join BRICS, an intergovernmental organisation led by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Baku. Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Aykhan Hajizade told Report on Tuesday that Azerbaijan had filed an application to join the organisation. While Hajizade did not provide any further details about Azerbaijan’s application to join BRICS, on Wednesday, Russian state news agency TASS quoted Vladimir Dzh