Posts by ARVAK
Baku in the OIC on Palestine
On 02.05.2024, at the preparatory meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member-states’ foreign ministers within the framework of the upcoming 15th Islamic Summit, the head of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, among other speakers, addressed the meeting.
Nuances of the French Military Procurement Policy in the South Caucasus
According to fip.am, a fact investigation platform, from 2013 to 2019 France exported €148.3 million worth of weapons to Azerbaijan.
France’s Grand Master 200: Armenia’s new acquisitions
Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan and the French Thales Group in October 2023, in Paris, signed a contract that will deliver three GM (Grand Master) 200 radar units to Armenia.
The West threatens Georgia
A political crisis continues in Georgia over the new “Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence”, which requires NGOs to register as “agents of foreign influence” if their foreign funding exceeds 20% of their total income.
How far will Putin go?
On 07.05.2024, the inauguration of the newly elected RF President Vladimir Putin will take place in Moscow, and according to the Russian Constitution, the same day the acting government will resign.
The West shows Aliyev the “stick”
On 25.04.2024 the European Parliament adopted a resolution on human rights violations in Azerbaijan, calling on the European Commission to suspend energy cooperation with Azerbaijan and to make any future cooperation with this country conditional on the release of political prisoners and an improvement in the overall human rights situation.
Erdogan attacks Netanyahu again
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again intensified his rhetoric against Israel and its leadership.
Iran strengthens its rear
On April 22, 2024, Iranian President I. Raisi paid a three-day official visit to Pakistan. This is an extremely important event for both states, given the fact that they almost found themselves on the verge of war in January of this year.
Stratfor shares forecasts on the South Caucasus
On April 20, 2024, Matthew Orr, an expert of Stratfor – the authoritative Center for intelligence and analysis – in an interview with the Armenian portal News.am made several interesting predictions regarding the processes in the South Caucasus, Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and the situation around Iran.
Erdogan seeks rapprochement with Iraq
On April 22, 2024, Turkish President Erdogan paid his first official visit to Baghdad since 2011. During the visit, he met with Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid and Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.
