Azerbaijan and the European Union resume negotiations, balancing between energy and politics

On May 5, within the framework of the “Yerevan Dialogue” forum, a meeting of special representatives on the normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey took place. Armenia’s Vice Speaker of Parliament Ruben Rubinyan and Ambassador Serdar Kılıç discussed the current state of normalization and the outcomes of the joint working group meeting on the restoration of the Gyumri–Kars railway.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on May 4 after talks in Baku that they intend to deepen their strategic partnership, focusing on energy, investment, and security amid the ongoing reshaping of Europe’s energy architecture.

On the first day of the European Political Community summit in Yerevan, participants addressed the following issues: European security, Armenia’s democracy, energy, Iran, and Ukraine. The hosting of the VIII European Political Community summit in Yerevan marked an important event for the South Caucasus region, where such a gathering is being held for the first time.

The high-profile rupture of relations between the Milli Majlis and the European Parliament had been building for a long time. It simply required a suitable trigger — and it emerged in the form of the European Parliament’s resolution of April 30, 2026.