What is next? Can we and our neighbours – the Armenians – ever get over the bad blood and live together as it was before? Many don’t believe that it is possible, but I have some hope.

Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR is expanding international operations.

First Vice President and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva (R), standing next to Pope Francis and her husband, President Ilham Aliyev, plays an increasingly assertive role.