
China and Azerbaijan agree on a visa-free regime during Aliyev’s visit to Beijing
Azerbaijan also affirmed its non-recognition of Taiwan, and expressed its firm opposition to its independence.
Azerbaijan also affirmed its non-recognition of Taiwan, and expressed its firm opposition to its independence.
In an interview with Chinese media, the Azerbaijani president praised trade and investment ties between his country and China.
Many of the original media reports of the potential Chinese plans have since been scrubbed.
Pro-government media also reported that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev would visit China later sometime in April.
In a lengthy interview with Azerbaijani media, Aliyev criticised Armenia’s armament and its ‘obstruction’ of the ‘Zangezur corridor’.
Azerbaijan has reportedly agreed to withdraw their demand for a ‘Zangezur Corridor’ through southern Armenia from a peace agreement with Armenia, removing a major roadblock to the signing of a treaty. Elchin Amirbayov, Aliyev’s senior envoy for special assignments, told RFE/RL that Azerbaijan and Armenia had agreed to put off the arrangement of the transportation routes. The Armenian Foreign Ministry did not respond to a request for comment. ‘On mutual agreement, we decided to take this para
After Azerbaijan and Turkey resumed discussions of the ‘Zangezur corridor’, Armenian officials have expressed their opposition to the proposal. The corridor is proposed to connect Azerbaijan to its exclave of Nakhchivan through Armenian territory, with Azerbaijan demanding that such transport be exempted from any customs checks. It has been a consistent point of disagreement in Armenia–Azerbaijan peace negotiations. While it appeared in late 2023 that discussions of the corridor had been pu