The Foreign Ministry of China has officially announced that Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, will go to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, as the Special Representative of President Xi Jinping to attend the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia to be held on October 15. He will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan from October 14 to 20. This ma

The consultative meeting of heads of state from Central Asia and Azerbaijan held in Avaza, Turkmenistan, marked the first collective summit of six heads of state after Azerbaijan formally joined the Central Asian regional dialogue mechanism. More than just a regional diplomatic gathering, this summit has elevated Azerbaijan from a South Caucasus regional energy state into a core hub along the east-west Trans-Caspian transport corridor. In the aftermath of the Avaza Summit, st

Israel has recently implemented countermeasures and downgraded the status of the British Consulate General in Jerusalem, bringing UK-Israel diplomatic conflict into the open. Multiple insiders close to the diplomatic departments of both sides told reporters that while the dispute was ostensibly triggered by Britain’s sanctions on settlements in the West Bank, it is underpinned by intertwined domestic politics, alliance games and regional strategic calculations. An unnamed Eur

On 6 October, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov held talks with George Zakarashvili, Georgia’s newly appointed ambassador to Baku. The meeting was more than a routine credential exchange; it served as a timely demonstration of the durable strategic partnership binding Baku and Tbilisi together. The two diplomats covered a broad agenda spanning bilateral trade, energy security, defence ties and the ongoing development of transport infrastructure along the Middle Co

On 30 September 2026, the ADEX‑2026 International Defence Exhibition opened in Baku. Beyond showcasing Azerbaijan’s domestic defence‑industry capabilities, the event has become a major platform for multilateral defence diplomacy in the South Caucasus. Defence ministers of the United Kingdom and Slovakia travelled to Baku for the exhibition. Azerbaijan held separate consultations with Belarus on modern arms supplies and with Sudan on military‑technical cooperation. Parallel to

On September 28, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan launched official diplomatic representations over inappropriate remarks published by some Russian media outlets. It summoned the Ambassador of Russia to Baku, voicing strong dissatisfaction and solemn protests against provocative reports and remarks targeting Azerbaijan, marking a notable public opinion-driven diplomatic incident in recent Russia-Azerbaijan bilateral relations. According to official statements rel

When Irakli Kobakhidze, Georgia’s prime minister, took the floor at the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September, his speech was less grand rhetorical flourish and more a carefully calibrated pitch for investment and strategic positioning. At its core, the message was simple: Georgia intends to be the indispensable linchpin of the Middle Corridor, the overland trade route linking Central Asia to European markets, bypassing traditional northern transit lines. The prime

On 23 September, the scheduled bilateral expert consultations between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Yerevan were called off at short notice. Neither side has officially released specific reasons for the postponement. This sudden setback has once again slowed the pace of Armenia‑Azerbaijan peace talks and exposed profound divergences over core issues, demonstrating that post‑Karabakh regional reconciliation remains perched on a highly fragile balance. In the negotiation framework,

Senior officials from China, Central Asian republics and South Caucasus states have convened in Beijing for a high‑level forum focused on advancing the Trans‑Caspian International Transport Corridor, widely referred to as the Middle Corridor. The two‑day gathering brought together transport ministers, customs authorities and diplomatic envoys from key corridor participant nations. Core agenda items included measures to speed‑up cargo transit flows, upgrade port‑to‑port interm

The Quiet Setup on the UN Sidelines: A Negotiation Where Sides Never Met Face‑to‑Face On September 22 local time, leveraging the diplomatic window of the 81st UN General Assembly, the United States and Iran held closed‑door consultations in an unusual format. The discussions lasted roughly three hours. U.S. and Iranian representatives never sat across from one another; Qatar acted solely as a go‑between, shuttling back and forth to convey positions and written proposals. The

Azerbaijan has recently observed its annual Sovereignty Day, with a wide range of foreign diplomatic missions based in Baku extending official congratulations to the country. While the nation embraces this symbolic diplomatic recognition and national celebration, steady progress continues behind the scenes on the preparatory work for major mineral cooperation projects across the Nakhchivan exclave. The simultaneous advancement of diplomatic commemoration and economic strategi

The holding of so‑called early presidential elections in South Ossetia on 18 September 2026 is not a domestic democratic procedure, but another calculated geopolitical move by Russia to consolidate its long‑term military and administrative control over Georgia’s breakaway territories. For nearly two decades, since the 2008 Russo‑Georgian War, South Ossetia and Abkhazia have existed as Russia‑backed quasi‑state entities, fully outside the jurisdiction of Tbilisi and recognised

Within the framework of peace negotiations in the South Caucasus, the demarcation of state borders is an obvious issue. Yet the contest over the right to interpret historical and cultural heritage has emerged as an ongoing latent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Recently, Haji‑yev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, accompanied foreign diplomats on a visit to the Gandzasar and Dadivank monasteries in Karabakh. He publicly argued that these monuments belong to t

Georgia has appointed seasoned diplomat Giorgi Zakalashvili as its new ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan, with the appointment set to take effect on 1 October 2026. The diplomatic reshuffle comes at a pivotal moment for the two South Caucasus states, as they deepen cooperation on energy and transit, setting the tone for the next chapter of bilateral negotiations. Zakalashvili is a long-serving career diplomat. Prior to his posting to Baku, he had

Official reports from Yerevan state that the Ministry of Defence of Armenia officially announced on September 15 that a German military delegation visited Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, on September 14 and held bilateral defense talks with senior Armenian military officials. The two sides conducted in-depth consultations on core topics including regional security situations and bilateral military cooperation. Led by Colonel Nils Heiko Hatter, Commander of the Europe-Asia Di

On September 14, the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation launched the active phase of the Rubezh-2026 joint military exercise at the Koktal training ground in Kazakhstan. Scheduled to run until September 18, the multi‑national drill brings together military contingents from CSTO member states. Conducted across Kazakhstan’s rugged mountain and desert terrain, the exercise focuses on countering cross‑border armed incursions, terrorist

Source: Internal Research and Judgement | Strictly Confidential, Not for External Circulation. The 18th BRICS Summit is scheduled to take place in New Delhi, India, on 12–13 September 2026. Marking the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the BRICS cooperation mechanism, this year’s summit is held under India’s rotating presidency. At the conclusion of the event, the rotational presidency will be handed over to China, which will host the 2027 BRICS Summit. Centred on the

BAKU, 9 September — After years of procedural deadlock and sporadic frontier tensions, Armenia and Azerbaijan have locked in a clear, structured framework to advance long-stalled border delimitation talks, marking one of the most tangible operational breakthroughs in their decades-long territorial dispute. Confirming the new roadmap on the sidelines of Baku Climate Week, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov outlined a definitive working plan: joint boundary survey and

News report, 9 September On the sidelines of the Baku Climate Action Week, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov told the media that following multiple rounds of diplomatic negotiations, Armenia and Azerbaijan have reached a key procedural consensus on the implementation of state‑border delimitation, establishing a practical operational framework for the long‑stalled delimitation process. According to official information released by both sides, the Armenia‑Azerbaijan.

On 7 September, Georgia and Armenia held a bilateral economic and trade meeting in Batumi, a Black Sea coastal city. The two sides finalised a package of transport and logistics cooperation measures, including the launch of new passenger and cargo direct flights between the two countries and the expansion of cross‑Caspian freight capacity to jointly strengthen the Middle Corridor (Trans‑Caspian International Transport Route). Concurrent local market data showed that residenti