During the recent Munich security conference, President Ilham Aliyev gave many important recommendations for long-term peace in the South Caucus region. He has always been advocating peace with Armenia and has again asked his Armenian counterpart to renounce territorial claims of Azerbaijan land.
He has also cautioned Armenia to clarify her position on the peace process. Azerbaijan has always been welcoming towards Armenia but on the other hand, Armenia has not been forthcoming. Azerbaijan is in the process of becoming a major connectivity hub between Asia and Europe and has emerged as an important strategic partner for the regional countries as well as European Union.
The concept of the middle corridor has gained a lot of popularity both in the South Caucus region and also in other parts of Europe. Azerbaijan has always advocated the peaceful resolution of all disputes and has always been forthcoming in the resolution of issues. Recently Azerbaijan signed an energy agreement with European Union. Thus, not only fulfilling the energy demands of Europe but also opening up new tradeenergy corridors. Now it's up to the European Union that they must stop undue favours to America and pursue the American government for ensuring the implementation of peace agreements.
Khalid Taimur Akram is an Executive Director, of the Research Center for a Community with Shared Future (PRCCSF) in Islamabad.
The article was published by The Daily Big Digit, Islamabad (English Language newspaper for Eurasian Region).
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