Within the 2026 Individual Partnership Cooperation Programme (IPCP) between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan and NATO, an Advisory meeting is being conducted in Baku.
Europeans indeed have reason to be concerned, especially since they have already faced sabotage activity by “individuals connected to Moscow.”
Azerbaijan insists on pragmatic cooperation with the European Union and is not ready to assume political or ideological obligations. The focus remains on energy, transport, education, tourism, and the visa regime.
"We highly appreciate Azerbaijan’s position based on respect for international law, the UN Charter, and in particular the principle of the inviolability of borders."
Aghdam continues to revive, welcome new residents, and gradually clear the landmines left behind after decades of conflict.
The Karabakh region had been the site of mass killings and burials since the First Karabakh War in the early 1990s, during which the Armenian military occupied Karabakh and seven adjacent regions, including Khojaly.
Georgia and Azerbaijan have jointly inaugurated a new scheduled block train service connecting the Georgian Black Sea port of Poti with Azerbaijan’s logistics hubs near Baku.
A new shipment of energy equipment provided by Azerbaijan as part of its humanitarian assistance to Ukraine has been delivered to Kyiv.
Baku and Tehran have signed a memorandum of understanding following the 17th session of the State Commission on Cooperation in Economic, Trade, and Humanitarian Spheres, held today in Baku.
There’s a foolproof sign that a state is on the right track: it’s not compliments or diplomatic niceties—it’s provocations. The stronger Azerbaijan grows, the more nervous and aggressive the attempts to discredit it become. The past few weeks have offered yet another clear confirmation of this.
The EU has identified Azerbaijan as a cornerstone of Europe’s post-Russia energy strategy, aiming to double gas imports to 20 bcm annually by 2027 via the Southern Gas Corridor.
The European Commission’s 2026 meta-study on energy connectivity across the Eastern Partnership, the South Caucasus, Turkey, and Central Asia provides a timely assessment of Brussels' view of the evolving energy architecture on its eastern flank.
Georgia has set a symbolic price for the transportation of petroleum products from Azerbaijan to Armenia.
Azerbaijan could play a critical role in ongoing peace efforts in the Middle East—particularly in engagement with neighboring Iran.
Azerbaijan’s economy is expected to gain moderate momentum in 2026, with real GDP growth projected to reach 2.5%, up from 1.4% in 2025, according to a new forecast by Fitch Solutions.
The inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace was held on February 19 in Washington, the capital of the United States.
According to available information, a new phase of provocative activity may now be beginning. The campaign is not slowing down — it is escalating. Reports suggest that in the coming days another wave of attacks will be launched, targeting both Azerbaijan as a whole and members of the state leadership personally.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held talks with the leadership of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) during his working visit to the United States, where he arrived at the invitation of President Donald Trump.
The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has arrived on a working visit to Washington to participate in the inaugural meeting of President Trump’s Board of Peace on February 19, 2026.
On 18 February 2026, SOCAR President Rovshan Najaf met with Amerino Gatti, Executive Vice President, Oilfield Services & Equipment at Baker Hughes.
Ukrainian Olena Aliyeva, wife of the son of the President of Azerbaijan, has been subjected to an information attack.
The South Caucasus is entering a new phase of regional energy reconfiguration as Azerbaijan moves forward with plans to transmit electricity to its Nakhchivan exclave through southern Armenia, along the Zangezur corridor.
On February 17, 2026, the Baku Military Court sentenced Ruben Vardanyan to 20 years in prison. The Armenian citizen was charged with crimes against peace and humanity, war crimes, terrorism, financing of terrorism, and other serious offences.
The verdict was delivered during an open court hearing at the Baku Military Court.