BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 8. The South
Caucasus, and Azerbaijan in particular, have gained great prestige
in the past few years, a member of the Academic Council of the
Center for Governance and Culture in Europe (GCE-HSG), operating
under the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, Ulrich Schmid,
said at the international conference on "Security and Cooperation
in the South Caucasus" jointly organized by the Center for Analysis
of International Relations and Multiculturalism (CAIR) and GCE-HSG,
Trend's
correspondent reports from the event.
He noted that Azerbaijan has established itself as a
self-confident player with broad economic, geopolitical, and
military capabilities.
"We are interested in learning about what is happening in
Azerbaijan and the South Caucasus region, as well as what the new
peace project with Armenia means for regional cooperation.
We hope that this conference will contribute to a better
understanding of the South Caucasus.
The two-day conference will focus on the future of security and
cooperation in the South Caucasus, the new geopolitical realities
emerging in the region after the 44-day war, the normalization of
Azerbaijani-Armenian relations, the development of transport and
communication links, new infrastructure projects, economic
integration, the TRIPP project, possible external risks, as well as
the role of the European Union in strengthening sustainable
cooperation and connections in the region," he added.
