evidence: Recent months witnessed major political and economic developments, especially in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Starting from December 2022, Azerbaijani state-controlled media, members of Parliament, and officials expressed their dissatisfaction with the leadership and autonomy of Nakhchivan, as well as called on the government to set up a more centralized system in the Autonomous Republic, taking into account its broad power in the region since the dissolution of the USSR, which leads to a lack of control over the exclave. The discussion over the autonomy of Nakhchivan created heated debate and controversy among Azerbaijani MPs and sparked social discontent among some Nakhchivan residents. Moreover, even though in December 2022 Vasif Talibov, the chairman of the Supreme Assembly of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, traveled to Baku to discuss recent developments in Nakhchivan, clarify judgement from Baku towards his rule in the Autonomous Republic, and meet with Ilham Aliyev to discuss the controversial issues, there were reports that the Azerbaijani President refused to meet him. Notably, before that, Vasif Talibov refused Baku's invitation twice, which asked the Nakhchivani head to travel to Baku and discuss contentious topics that the central authority wants to discuss.