For decades, the South Caucasus was viewed as a frozen conflict zone — a geopolitical grey area where violence could erupt at any moment and where peace was discussed far more often than it was genuinely pursued. International actors alternated between neglect and last-minute crisis management, while regional dynamics remained hostage to narratives shaped in the 1990s. Yet today, the region stands at a turning point more profound than anything witnessed since the breakup of the Soviet Union. What recently occurred between Armenia and Azerbaijan would have been dismissed as unrealistic only a few years ago: the Armenian deputy prime minister traveling to Azerbaijan, the two sides meeting to advance border delimitation, and most striking of all, discussing bilateral trade, including the potential export of Azerbaijani oil and petroleum products to Armenia.

Positive momentum is currently being observed in the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace process, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said on Thursday. 

Türkiye is considering reopening its land border with Armenia within the next six months, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of the Armenian Security Council, and Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, will participate in a panel discussion at the Doha Forum 2025 on Friday. 

Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, met members of the EU Political and Security Committee in Brussels on Thursday to discuss cooperation between Azerbaijan and the EU. He also briefed them on the latest progress in the construction of the Zangazur Corridor, a strategic transport route connecting mainland Azerbaijan with its Nakhchivan exclave.