Friday Hearings

Friday Hearings is a regularly summoned gathering that aims to engage policy-makers, representatives of civil society and members of the academic community in a fruitful discussion addressing contemporary foreign policy issues.  It is meant to provide a platform where innovative ideas on, and approaches to, tackling complex foreign policy issues could be generated through open, frank and vigorous dialogue and debate.  Friday Hearings is held under the Chatham House Rule of Confidentiality, meaning that “participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed”.

Moderator - Araz Azimov
Deputy Foreign Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Araz Azimov is the Deputy Foreign Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baku, a position he has held since 1994. He has held several positions at the Ministry.
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Session IV: Azerbaijan in Global Picture: An Assessment of 2009

december 18, 2009

The fourth session of Friday Hearings convened to provide an immediate assessment of the results and outcomes of the year 2009.It aimed to look into the evolutionary dynamics of 2009 and evaluate major accomplishments and challenges of the year as far as Azerbaijan’s foreign policy is concerned.Drawing on and building upon that analysis, it sought to evaluate the prospects for Azerbaijan’s foreign policy in 2010.

Session III: Any Shift in Energy Politics?20.10.2009
The third session of Friday Hearings convened to look into, and discuss, the most recent developments in the Caspian Basin region.It also sought to provide an assessment of the global processes that have had a bearing on the regional dynamics and energy security of the Caspian Basin.
Session II: Shall GUAM Only Remain an Island?8.4.2009
The second session of Friday Hearings convened to look into recent developments within GUAM, both as an institution as well as among its four member states. Drawing and building on that analysis, the gathering sought to provide an assessment of the future the latter developments, and the broader geopolitical context those are embedded in, hold for GUAM at a critical juncture of its evolution.
Session I: Regional Politics in Light of Recent Armenian‐Turkish Developments10.3.2009
The first session of Friday Hearings convened to look into the recent developments in relations between Turkey and Armenia and provide an assessment of the impact the latter developments have had, and may still have, on the evolving security dynamics in the region of South Caucasus, as well as on Azerbaijani-Turkish relations.