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According to Alexey Overchuk, the launch of the route will also enhance market accessibility within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and strengthen transport connectivity across the region MOSCOW, ...
News Russia » Northern Caucasus » Commerce: Iran and Russia Vow to Block U.S. Caucasus Ambitions
The August 8 Joint Declaration between Armenia and Azerbaijan, facilitated by the US, is a non-binding memorandum of understanding for continued peace talks, not a final peace treaty. A key element of ...
News Russia » Northern Caucasus » Commerce: The US’s Turkey-backed “economic corridor” plan in the Caucasus targets Russia and Iran
On 11 July, Tom Barrack, US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Envoy for Syria, proposed at a briefing in New York that operation of the planned “Zangezur Corridor”, set to pass through Armenian ...
News Russia » Northern Caucasus » Commerce: Azerbaijan’s silent retreat from the Russian frontier: Implications and opportunities
Azerbaijan is increasingly stepping away from Russian influence as Russia’s military dominance in the Caucasus slips due to its involvement in the war in Ukraine. Baku has responded to these changing ...
News Russia » Northern Caucasus » Commerce: America’s New South Caucasus Corridor: Stakes for China, Russia, and Beyond
On August 8, the White House became the unlikely stage for one of the most consequential diplomatic events in the post-Soviet space. U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Armenian Prime Minister Nikol ...
News Russia » Northern Caucasus » Commerce: US Management of the Zangezur Corridor In The Caucasus? Iran Won't Like It.
A US proposal to place the proposed Zangezur Corridor -- a critical link between Azerbaijan and its Naxcivan exclave via southern Armenia -- under American management has deepened fault lines in the ...