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US Vice President JD Vance signed a strategic partnership with Azerbaijan in Baku, marking a new phase in bilateral relations. The agreement includes defense collaboration and energy security, with US military vessels to be deployed in the Caspian Sea.

Concurrently, BRICS nations are developing a transafghan network to enhance Eurasian communications. The TRIPP corridor will connect Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan and Turkey, with construction expected to start in late 2026. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan and Pakistan announced a multimodal transport corridor to access the Indian Ocean, amid ongoing geopolitical shifts.