By Anar Huseynov, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Albania Over the past few weeks, the world media has published articles and interviews on recent developments in our region. Regretfully, in some cases, information is presented either in a biased
By Anar Huseynov, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Albania Having restored the country’s independence on October 18, 1991, Azerbaijan faced a number of internal and external challenges with a real prospect of losing its statehood. Military aggression by
TIRANA, June 8, 2022 – A two-day meeting of the Open Balkans initiative is being held in Ohrid with the leaders of Albania, Serbia and North Macedonia joined as observers by the prime minister of Montenegro and the chairman of
TIRANA, April 12 – Germany warned Tuesday that Serbia must align its foreign policy with that of the European Union if it wants to become a member of the bloc, adding Berlin had taken note of reports that Belgrade recently
By His Excellency, Ambassador Anar Huseynov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan in Greece and Albania As it is known, as a result of the Patriotic War of 2020, Azerbaijan, guided by the resolutions of the UN Security Council, which remained unfulfilled for
On February 9, Azerbaijanis celebrates 98th anniversary of establishment of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. Autonomous status of the region has been determined with the Treaties of Moscow (March 16, 1921) and Kars (October 13, 1921). Last year also
TIRANA, Feb. 4 – Albania has officially received from the Russian embassy the letter sent to all European countries, in which Russia seeks “immediate clarification” on the stance on Ukraine and the “security guarantees” that Moscow demands. The letter, which
By Alon Ben-Meir, expert on Middle East and West Balkan affairs, international negotiations, and conflict resolution. It’s time for the Serbian government to wake up to the reality that under any circumstances Kosovo’s independence is irreversible. The sooner the Vucic
Interview of DAS Gabriel Escobar to VOA. VOA: Mr. Escobar, events turned violent last weekend in Albania at the main headquarters of the main opposition site of the Democratic Party. What are your thoughts about what transpired that day and
By Andi Hoxhaj Introduction The EU enlargement policy for the Western Balkans was at a standstill between 2003-2018, largely, in part, due to various crisis within the EU, including, global financial crises, the Eurozone, Brexit and the migration crisis. Hence,
