INTERVIEWS

Moldovan political expert Sergey Manastyrly: “A complex of interrelated dependencies, ambitions and grievances triggered the gas crisis in Moldova”

The Republic of Moldova has recently faced an energy crisis due to the expiration of Moldova’s contract with Gazprom. In this context, Moldova has been affected by the fact that the natural gas prices set out in the agreement between Russia and Moldova depend partly on oil prices and partly on stock prices.

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Central Asia expert Ch. Esengul: “The Sino-Russian rivalry may weaken these countries against the West”

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Sino-Russian partnership in Central Asia gained a more perspective and comprehensive dimension. According to many observers, Russian-Chinese relations in the region have been characterized by an informal division of the sphere of influence, with Russia leading military and security issues and China acting as an engine of economic growth, particularly within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative.

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Former Ambassador of Iran to Baku E. Suleimani: “There can be no serious problem between Azerbaijan and Iran”

There has been tension between Azerbaijan and Iran for days. The crisis, which occurred after the emergence of Iranian trucks carrying logistics materials to the Armenian forces in the so-called Nagorno-Karabakh, could not be solved until today. The Azerbaijani side, which had previously detained some of the Iranian truck drivers, also announced that it would not allow the trucks to cross the border. While the anxious wait was continuing in the region where long truck queues had been formed, on October 20, 2020, after the consultations with the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the importance of entering the Republic of Azerbaijan only through the official customs gates of the country was emphasized in the statement published by the Roads and Transport Organization of the Iranian Ministry of Roads and Urban Development.

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