Azerbaijan–Turkey Relations
Aliyev and Erdoğan inaugurate new gas pipeline to Nakhchivan
The pipeline will allow Azerbaijan to send gas to its exclave via Turkey, ostensibly reducing the country’s reliance on Iran.
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Armenia–Azerbaijan Conflict
Yerevan denies agreeing to Russian control of Nakhchivan transport link
Yerevan has denied claims by Baku that the two countries have agreed to allow Russian troops to control transport links connecting western Azerbaijan to the exclave of Nakhchivan through Armenian territory. On Saturday, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev stated that Russian border troops would man a proposed corridor and ‘ensure the unhindered movement of citizens, vehicles, and cargo’. Yerevan quickly dismissed Mustafayev’s comments, with Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigory
Armenia
Pashinyan and Aliyev make ‘clear progress’ in Brussels talks
Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev met in Brussels on Sunday where they discussed border delimitation, reopening transport and economic links, and the release of two Azerbaijani soldiers captured in Armenia. The meeting was mediated by EU Council President Charles Michel, who held one-on-one meetings with both leaders prior to their discussion. Michel stated after the event that the conversation was ‘frank, open, and result-oriented’. The me
Armenia
Second Azerbaijani soldier captured in Armenia
The second of two Azerbaijani soldiers who entered Armenia last week after allegedly getting lost has been captured. A video shared on social media shows the soldier stating that he ‘shed Armenian blood’, while another shows him being beaten by Armenians after capture. Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry announced that two Azerbaijani soldiers, Agshin Babirov (born in 2004) and Huseyn Akhundov (born in 2003) got lost due to poor visibility and poor weather from the border area between Nakhchivan an
Armenia
‘Lost’ Azerbaijani soldier detained in Armenia
Armenia has detained an Azerbaijani soldier 14 kilometres within the country’s borders, with Azerbaijan later announcing that two soldiers had got lost on the Nakhchivan border. On Monday, Armenia said they had detained one Azerbaijani soldier in the early hours of the morning. Azerbaijan’s Defence Ministry told local media soon after that two soldiers had lost their way due to low visibility the previous Friday. Residents of the village of Ashotavan, 14 kilometres from the Azerbaijani bord
Azerbaijan
Nakhchivan Penitentiary Service chief detained on embezzlement charges
The Chief of Nakhchivan’s Penitentiary Service is the latest senior figure in the autonomous republic to be detained on charges of embezzlement and bribery. A Baku court remanded Tofig Hasanov to four months of pre-trial detention on 27 January. Hasanov could face up to 12 years in prison if proven guilty. No details were released on the amount of funds he had allegedly embezzled or accepted in bribes. Hasanov’s arrest is the latest in an apparent crackdown by Azerbaijani authorities in Na
Azerbaijan
Head of Nakhchivan resigns after 27 years in power
Vasif Talibov, chair of the Supreme Assembly of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, has resigned after 27 years as head of the republic. Talibov was known for his authoritarian rule, with torture, censorship, and other human rights abuses common in the republic, and some dissidents alleged to have been forced into psychiatric hospitals. On Wednesday, Talibov submitted a request to Nakhchivan’s parliament through its deputy chair, Azer Zeynalov, asking that he be permitted to resign from hi
