ORF Yerevan Dialogue 2024 | South Caucasus at the Crossroads: Between Fragmentation and Cooperation | Historically, the South Caucasus has been a crossroad of civilisations, an important part of geopolitical processes, a major trade pathway, and a cultural highway. Today, it can also serve as a connecting hub for interactions within the wider region, between Asia and Europe. Yet, the region's potential as a hub for cooperation is not without obstacles. The ongoing challenges, including violations of international law and decline of humanitarian principles, pose significant challenges for the political and economic potential of the region.

Q: In the current era of deeply fragmented geopolitics, what can transform the South Caucasus into a space of cooperation and interconnectedness? Ensuring security and stability, promoting inclusive and equitable regional and cross-border connectivity: what new paradigms could ensure a positive outcome?

Speakers:

Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Armenia
Xavier Bettel,  Vice Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade; Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Luxembourg
Dalia Grybauskaitė, Former President, Lithuania 
Lasha Darsalia, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Georgia
Mohammed Hassan Sheikholeslami, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic of Iran

Moderator: 

Nerses Kopalyan, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States