Baku got what it wanted and does not intend to even talk to Yerevan

As expected, Azerbaijan, having received what it wanted from Armenia—Yerevan’s consent to host COP29 in Baku—did not make concessions to Armenia in return: Baku continues to hold dozens of Armenians captive (not to mention military and political leaders of Artsakh) and does not intend to sign a peace agreement.

Moreover, recent statements by Ilham Aliyev’s aide, Hikmet Hajiyev, show that Baku now believes that there is nothing to even talk about with Armenia. Azerbaijan got what it wanted—COP29 legitimized the takeover of Artsakh and also gave the green light for the implementation of the Western Azerbaijan project. That is, the best-case scenario for Baku has been fulfilled, so Aliyev intends to return for talks with Armenia (more precisely, for making new demands) after the summit. “Armenia and Azerbaijan will return to discussing the text of the peace agreement next month,” Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev told TASS on the sidelines of the UN COP29 climate change conference in Baku.

What demands are we talking about? Commenting on the decision of the UN International Court of Justice to uphold two objections of Yerevan in the Azerbaijan v. Armenia case, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry stated that the country took note of these decisions. Azerbaijan noted that it is seeking damages and financial compensation for “Armenia’s violations” of international law in a number of other areas, including the destruction of the environment and energy infrastructure during the occupation, at other international legal forums.

In other words, Azerbaijan will seek financial compensation for the “occupation” from Nikol Pashinyan, who recognized Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan and himself as the leader of a country that supports separatism. Pashinyan himself pushed the country into such a dead end, which allows Baku to make more and more demands. It is already clear that the new negotiation process, which Hikmet Hajiyev spoke about, will begin in December.

The vast majority of Armenia’s problems at the current stage of its historical development are subjective, and the current situation with the Yerevan-Baku talks demonstrates this very clearly.

Think about it…