Hello everyone,
Welcome to my podcast - Eyes on Eurasia with Glen Howard!
In recent months, Armenia and Azerbaijan have been moving closer and closer to signing a major peace agreement in their ongoing efforts to end their territorial dispute and normalize relations. The prospects for peace continue to improve due to a series of important confidence-building measures that have taken place between the two countries, significantly improving the prospects for peace in the South Caucasus.
Emboldened by these developments the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev has stated that there have been tangible results in negotiations with Armenia, while the President of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan has said that he would do everything possible to sign an agreement with Azerbaijan before the end of the year.
With a new US administration taking the helm of US foreign policy early next year Azerbaijan continues to occupy an important role in the Caspian and remains a strategically important country on the radar of the incoming administration after President-elect Trump spoke with President Aliyev earlier this week.
Joining us to discuss these recent developments is Elchin Amirbayov, who is Special Envoy of the President of Azerbaijan and is directly involved in the ongoing diplomatic negotiations. Mr Amirbayeov will shed some light on recent developments in the ongoing talks and examine Azerbaijan’s long journey to normalizing relations with Armenia.
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Glen
