Category: South Caucasus Monitor

Armenia’s Domestic Politics On November 16, local elections were held in Vagharshapat, Armenia’s fifth-largest city, resulting in a victory for the ruling party. These elections are particularly significant because they precede the crucial parliamentary elections scheduled for June 2026, and took place in the city that is home to Echmiadzin[1]. In the recent elections, the…

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy On October 16, 2025, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received the newly appointed French Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Sophie Lagoutte, who presented her credentials to the president.             Ilham Aliyev stated that, following his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Copenhagen, the existing misunderstandings between the two countries had been resolved.             According…

Engagements between Armenia and Azerbaijan On October 2, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met on the sidelines of the VII Summit of the European Political Community in Copenhagen. The meeting addressed the implementation of the peace agreement signed on August 8, 2025, under the mediation of U.S. President Donald Trump.…

“Trump’s Route” The United States has been actively engaged in implementing the “Trump Route” project (the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity – TRIPP), which was agreed upon as part of the peace agreement signed between Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House on August 8, 2025. To facilitate this effort, Brendan Hanrahan, a…