Samvel Meliksetian (Continued. Beginning…) Part 17 Developments in the communications situation following the Washington agreements of August 8, 2025 The Washington meeting contributed to a noticeable de-escAlyation between the parties and created conditions for the… Read More »REGIONAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: HISTORY AND PROSPECTS (Parts 17, 18, 19, and 20)
Samvel Meliksetian (Continued. Beginning…) Part 12 Armenia’s Adaptation to Closed Borders: Unrealized Projects and the Deterioration of Old Infrastructure The Armenian side made attempts to adapt to closed borders and the changing transport geography of… Read More »REGIONAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: HISTORY AND PROSPECTS (Parts 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16)
Samvel Meliksetian (Continued. Beginning…) Part 7 Highways, railways, and other transportation infrastructure In addition to rail transport, a well-developed network of road transport was established during the Soviet era, many elements of which remain relevant… Read More »REGIONAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: HISTORY AND PROSPECTS (Parts 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11)
Samvel Meliksetian (Continued. Part 1…) Part 2 Railway construction in the South Caucasus from 1872 to 1908 (source: blog “Notes of a Geographer” – https://zametki-geo.livejournal.com/) The transportation network that had taken shape by the early… Read More »REGIONAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: HISTORY AND PROSPECTS (Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6)
Samvel Meliksetian Foreword Following the 44-day war of 2020, the issue of reopening transport routes became one of the key items on the bilateral agenda between Armenia and Azerbaijan, while also being a crucial issue… Read More »REGIONAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: HISTORY AND PROSPECTS (Part1)
As is well known, in February of this year, a large group of civil society representatives, experts, and journalists from Azerbaijan visited Armenia as part of the “Peace Bridge” initiative. In April, a return visit… Read More »SYMBOLISM, BREAKING TABOOS, AND JOINT SOLUTIONS IN THE ARMENIAN-AZERBAIJANI DIALOGUE
Almost 40-year long conflict in the South Caucasus has prevented the regional countries from addressing many important regional issues in different sectors, from economic development to environmental protection. With the emergence of peace and positive… Read More »WATER DIPLOMACY IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR COOPERATION
(Continuation. Start – at this link https://www.ypc.am/lineofcontact/en/2025/11/03-11-2025-eng/ ) The Armenian-Azerbaijani meeting on October 21–22 of this year, held in the format of “citizen diplomacy” and coming as a surprise to many, has made the topic… Read More »A LOOK INTO THE PAST FOR THE SAKE OF THE FUTURE
The activation of “citizen diplomacy” between Armenia and Azerbaijan following the trilateral meeting in Washington on August 8 of this year, where three documents were signed, drawing a line under the acute phase of the… Read More »A LOOK INTO THE PAST FOR THE SAKE OF THE FUTURE
Official Baku and Yerevan have, in fact, “reached” a stage of conflict resolution where they seem to have nothing to discuss, with no progress expected from any direction. There are only vague prospects for resuming… Read More »A DEAD END OR A WAY OUT OF THE LABYRINTH?
The previous publication, dedicated to the development of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations after the 44-Day War, underscored the topical issue of the methodology employed in the settlement process between the two countries. One of the points discussed… Read More »SYMBOLS VS. PRAGMATIC SOLUTIONS
The situation surrounding the peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan is quite comparable to a detective story. Judging by the current developments, this story may continue according to either an optimistic or a pessimistic scenario.… Read More »THE “ROLLER COASTER”IN ARMENIAN-AZERBAIJANI RELATIONS