Azerbaijani-Georgian relations
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The relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Georgia are welcome. The two countries are strategic partners in developing their economies, especially the energy sector, with Georgia benefiting from the export of Azerbaijani oil and gas.
The good relations between the neighbors were made possible not least by the friendship of the politicians Eduard Shevardnadze and Heydər Əliyev , who completed a similar political career in the Soviet Union.
There is also potential for conflict between Azerbaijan and Georgia. The border between the two states is not precisely defined. The Georgian Orthodox Dawit Gareja Monastery is also located in the disputed territories . The Azerbaijani minority in Georgia complains of being discriminated against. Last but not least, Baku does not like Georgia's good relations with Armenia . However, since both states benefit from the mutual relations, an outbreak of conflicts is unlikely.
During the war in Georgia in 2008 , the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline was temporarily blocked, which meant that Azerbaijani energy exports were only possible via the territories of the rival states Russia and Iran , which gave Baku the importance of mutual relations and the importance of Georgia's national independence made clear.
Both states are trying to evade Russian influence. They appeared in the 1990s, both the Commonwealth of Independent States at, with both in the case of Georgia as well as Azerbaijan Russian pressure was necessary to do so. Likewise, both states are no longer members of the Russian-led security architecture Organization of the Collective Security Treaty . Georgia and Armenia, however, are founding members of the GUAM security alliance and have at least given more consideration to joining NATO in the past.
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Individual evidence
- ^ A b Frederik Coene: The Caucasus: an introduction . 1st edition. Routledge, London 2010, ISBN 978-0-203-87071-6 , pp. 171 .
- ↑ Claude Moniquet and William Racimora: The Armenia-Iran Relationship - Strategic implication for security in the South Caucasus region . European Strategic Intelligence & Security Center, Brussels 2013, p. 29 ( esisc.org [PDF]).