Тайные переговоры в Баку и экономический удар РФ по Армении | «События недели»

In this episode of the "Events of the Week" column (the "Line of Contact" program) on the Armenian-Azerbaijani media platform Press Clubs TV, experts from Baku and Yerevan, Ahmed Alili and Samvel Meliksetyan, analyze the key geopolitical and regional developments of the past week. The project was created jointly by the Baku and Yerevan Press Clubs. Broadcasts are broadcast alternately from both capitals to maintain an objective and comprehensive dialogue. 📌 Topics of the episode: 1. Did Azerbaijani pressure influence the Israeli government's withdrawal of the bill recognizing the Armenian Genocide? 2. Energy partnership with Germany, Azerbaijani gas supplies, and Chancellor Merz's position on the peace agreement with Armenia. 3. German Chancellor Nikol Pashinyan's call after Aliyev's visit to Berlin. Do Baku and Yerevan need European mediators given their direct contacts? 4. Secret talks in Baku between Russian and German representatives on the war in Ukraine. Were Aliyev and Merz really unaware of this? 5. Ban on Armenian dairy imports to Russia. What is Moscow's real goal and what are the limits of this pressure? 🔔 Support the project! Subscribe to the channel, like this video, and share it on social media. Your activity is critical for the development of the Press Clubs TV channel and the promotion of constructive Armenian-Azerbaijani dialogue. 0:30 - Start 1:11 - Israel withdraws the Armenian Genocide law: what does Baku have to do with it? 2:42 - Ahmed Alili: Israel's geopolitical motives and the Iranian factor 6:27 - Samvel Meliksetyan: Yerevan's reaction to Israel's move and shift in position 10:33 - Why is Azerbaijan a key partner for Israel? 12:27 - Israel's original goal: political bargaining? 15:53 ​​- Baku against external interference in the South Caucasus 17:43 - Aliyev's visit to Berlin: gas contracts with Germany and the EU 21:40 - Is rapprochement between Azerbaijan and the EU beneficial to Armenia? 25:37 - Scholz's call to Pashinyan after Aliyev's visit: balancing interests? 29:27 - Is direct communication between Baku and Yerevan more effective now? 33:24 - Secret talks between Russia and Germany on Ukraine in Baku 36:32 - Alili: Azerbaijan advertises its diplomatic resources 40:45 - Meliksetyan: Who led the negotiations in Baku: analysis of the delegation composition 43:58 - Russia's pressure on Armenia: ban on dairy imports 48:49 - Moscow's demands on Yerevan and the search for gas alternatives 51:49 - Are Azerbaijani gas supplies to Armenia possible? 56:22 - Armenia's Security Paradigm Shift (A View from Baku). 59:21 - Conclusion of the Program