{"id":18947,"date":"2025-12-23T22:12:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=18947"},"modified":"2025-12-23T22:12:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:12:42","slug":"ilham-aliyevs-absence-from-the-cis-summit-sends-a-clear-political-message-to-russia-ahmad-shahidov-tells-arb24-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=18947","title":{"rendered":"Ilham Aliyev\u2019s absence from the CIS summit sends a clear political message to Russia \u2013 Ahmad Shahidov tells ARB24 Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0130lham \u018fliyevin MDB sammitin\u0259 qat\u0131lmamas\u0131 Rusiyaya siyasi mesajd\u0131r \u2013 \u018fhm\u0259d \u015eahidov ARB24`\u0259 dan\u0131\u015f\u0131b\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UPIwFxdhgbQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev\u2019s decision not to attend the informal meeting of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders held in St. Petersburg has triggered serious discussions in regional politics. The move is being assessed against the backdrop of unresolved issues that have accumulated in Azerbaijan\u2013Russia relations over the past year, with political considerations outweighing official explanations.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the issue to ARB24 Television, political analyst Ahmad Shahidov stated that President Ilham Aliyev\u2019s absence from the meeting was neither accidental nor merely a matter of protocol: \u201cAfter an Azerbaijani civilian aircraft was shot down in Russian airspace in December last year, Moscow has taken virtually no concrete steps to conduct a proper investigation. Vladimir Putin personally promised President Ilham Aliyev that the incident would be thoroughly investigated and that those responsible would be held accountable. However, despite the passage of time, this promise has not been fulfilled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ahmad Shahidov further emphasized that continued pressure on the Azerbaijani diaspora in Russia, including the ongoing court proceedings against diaspora leader Shikhlanski, demonstrates that Moscow has made no serious adjustments to its policy toward Azerbaijan: \u201cUnder these circumstances, Baku\u2019s decision not to attend the CIS leaders\u2019 meeting is not an emotional demarche but a calculated political stance. Azerbaijan is clearly signaling that it will not participate in symbolic platforms amid unfulfilled promises and parallel pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18948\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18949\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025a-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025a-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025a-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025a-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025a-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025a-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025a.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18950\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025b-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025b-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025b-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025b-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025b-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025b-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025b.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18951\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025c-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025c-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025c-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025c-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025c-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025c-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_23.12.2025c.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev\u2019s decision not to attend the informal meeting of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders held in St. Petersburg has triggered serious discussions in regional politics.&hellip; 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