The political scandal surrounding the senator from New Jersey, a central figure in the Democratic Party of the USA, Robert Menendez, continues. Now he is charged with accepting bribes and working for Qatar.
The relationship between Azerbaijan and Iran is a topic that almost constantly remains in the focus of attention of the expert community.
This commentary delves into the evolution of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), highlighting its transformation from a consultative mechanism to a robust international entity with geostrategic significance.
In Yerevan, a Nazi march took place in honor of the birthday of Garegin Nzhdeh, a renowned Hitler collaborator.
The import and sale of wheat, as well as the production and sale of wheat flour and bread in Azerbaijan, have been exempted from taxation for an additional three years.
After over three decades of conflict, a joint communique on December 7 between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated they were close to signing a peace treaty.
In the strategic perspective, the year 2023 can and should be considered as a period of time that serves as a benchmark for the integration of the Republic of Azerbaijan into the new world architecture with its own agenda, independent of global decision-making centers.
The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, addressed the Azerbaijani people on the occasion of the World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day and New Year.
The release of a bilateral statement without the involvement of a third-party mediator is noteworthy.
The year 2023 is now engraved in Azerbaijan’s history as one of the four pivotal years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
The Caspian Sea, situated at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, emerges as a linchpin in the geopolitical landscape of Central Asia. Bounded by Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Azerbaijan, this expansive inland body of water holds the distinction of being the largest enclosed sea globally.
Jeyhun Bayramov admitted that he does not have an answer to how long the current atmosphere of tension between Paris and Baku will last.
For a long time, with its destructive actions, France has been undermining the prospects for peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan by providing Armenia with various kinds of diplomatic, economic, and recently military support.
The fact is that there is a tripartite statement, and this statement was signed at the level of leaders, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeyhun Bayramov, said at the press conference.
He noted that after handing over the latest version of the peace agreement to the Armenian side last week, Baku now expects Yerevan to respond to its proposals.
The head of the center said that some French politicians do not support the position of the French leadership regarding Azerbaijan.
Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan held joint search and rescue drills aimed at increasing cooperation, coordination and interoperability between rescue teams during scenarios of natural disasters, the Georgian Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
Shafiyev also said that every document is conditional, that is, even if a document is signed, it can be violated at some point.
In a recent twist in diplomatic relations, Azerbaijan has taken a firm stand against France by declaring two French embassy staff in Baku as persona non grata. This decision follows a series of incidents deemed by the Azerbaijani government as breaches of diplomatic etiquette and international norms.
This was the biggest failure of French intelligence in recent years and another professional victory for the Azerbaijani intelligence services.
The end of the year is the time to sum up the political outcomes and identify the major winners and losers. There is no doubt that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev belongs to the first category, as his ingeniously conceived and implemented strategy led to the full restoration of our country's territorial integrity and sovereignty. The Karabakh region's anti-terrorist operation has become this strategy's next chapter.
French diplomacy is caught in another scandal with consequences. On December 26, French Ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Boillon was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where she was informed that two employees of the French Embassy had been declared personae non gratae by the Azerbaijani government because of their activities incompatible with their diplomatic status and contrary to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961. They were ordered to leave the territory of Azerbaijan within 48 hours.
Josep Borrell, the EU's foreign policy chief, was also included in POLITICO's 2023 Backhanded Awards, receiving the satirical "Borat Award for Diplomacy."
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the American news magazine Newsweek. It is unquestionably one of the most famous magazines not only in the US but in the world. It is the weekly magazine that has been the winner of the most prestigious awards in the publishing industry. But does its glorious past mean it is still respectable? I would like to say no. Why is that?
- Aliyev says Turkic world is emerging as a major center of influence
- Baku hosts Turkic World Week honouring landmark 1926 Turkological Congress
- EU envoy holds talks in Baku ahead of high-level engagement with South Caucasus
- Europe must not lose Azerbaijan: Oleksiy Goncharenko on the risks of confrontation between Baku and the Council of Europe
- A leader forged by patience and victory
