Assoc. Prof. Orkhan Valiyev, Head of the Department of Political Science and Philosophy at Khazar University, has joined to the Scientific Committee of the International Middle Corridor Palandöken Diplomacy Symposium 2026, which will be held on 6–8 November 2026 in the Palandöken district of Erzurum, Türkiye.
The symposium aims to discuss the strategic importance, future prospects and regional cooperation opportunities of the Middle Corridor, which connects Asia and Europe, at a time when global trade routes and geopolitical relations are being reshaped.
The international academic event, which will be held in a hybrid format, will bring together academics, researchers, representatives of government institutions and international organizations, as well as other stakeholders, to examine the economic, political, diplomatic, legal, logistical, technological and socio-cultural dimensions of the Middle Corridor through an interdisciplinary approach.
The papers presented at the symposium will undergo a double-blind peer-review process. The abstracts and full texts of accepted and presented papers will be published in separate proceedings, each assigned its own ISBN.