Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has proposed enhancing defense cooperation and holding joint military exercises among Turkic states, while denying any intent to form a formal military bloc.
President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order declaring 2026 the "Year of Urban Planning and Architecture" in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
'This project will reinforce Kazakhstan’s position as a digital bridge between East and West,' says deputy prime minister.
Azerbaijan is the only “reliable country” that can geographically link Central Asia to the West because alternative routes face geopolitical turbulence, according to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
The interview given by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to the local media in Azerbaijan on 5 January 2026 constitutes a strategic manifesto that clearly reveals how the new global order is perceived and where Azerbaijan positions itself within this order.
President Ilham Aliyev demonstrates remarkable skill in articulating the multifaceted nature of Azerbaijan’s foreign policy.
At the end of last year, US President Donald Trump was reported to have raised the Azerbaijan–Armenia peace agenda during a conversation with Israel’s prime minister, warning that if peace were not achieved, Washington could raise tariffs on both countries by 100 percent.
On January 5, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was interviewed by local TV channels.
“The developments unfolding in the world are going in such a direction that each country should, first of all, strengthen its military potential and security,” President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said during an interview with local television channels.
The policy of “double standards” pursued by certain international organizations, which continues to be applied to our country, has failed to exert any tangible influence on Azerbaijan’s international status.
According to the agreement, 2.25 billion cubic meters of gas will be supplied annually from the Absheron field in the Caspian Sea for 15 years.
The Trump-brokered peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia is reshaping the South Caucasus and advancing U.S. strategic interests, despite lingering opposition in Congress rooted in 1990s-era constituency politics.
The process aimed at achieving lasting peace and normalizing relations between South Caucasus rivals Azerbaijan and Armenia is set to continue in 2026, building on concrete diplomatic, political and economic steps taken over the past year.
The administration of US President Donald Trump has demonstrated its commitment to Azerbaijan's peace agenda, Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, told The Washington Times.
President Ilham Aliyev sincerely congratulated all Azerbaijanis living around the world on the occasion of the Day of Solidarity of World Azerbaijanis.
In 2025, President Ilham Aliyev carried out extensive and intensive official activities, as evidenced by the published statistical data.
On the eve of this, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan issued a warning: participation in armed conflicts abroad constitutes a grave crime. Under Azerbaijani law, such an offense carries a prison sentence of 8 to 20 years.
The South Caucasus had a good year. The most bitter conflict that emerged during the disintegration of the USSR between Armenia and Azerbaijan was resolved with the signing of a peace agreement in the White House.
The Embassy of Azerbaijan in Russia commented on a meeting between Ambassador Rahman Mustafayev and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin.
As of the beginning of the fourth quarter, the fund’s assets amounted to approximately $70.2 billion, representing a 16.9% increase from January to September. The final figure for the full year 2025 will be published only in the first quarter of 2026.
Women account for 50.2% of the total population of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
According to investigations by law enforcement agencies and information circulated in the media, there have recently been cases of citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan taking part in the ongoing military operations between Russia and Ukraine, as well as in other armed conflicts, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan reports.
The first leaders-level summit held within the framework of the “Central Asia plus Japan” Dialogue Summit (Central Asia plus Japan Dialogue – CA+JAD) took place in Tokyo on December 20, 2025.
The letter from the Russian Investigative Committee to Azerbaijan regarding the AZAL plane crash may at first glance seem like a routine bureaucratic procedure. However, such documents often serve as indicators of deeper processes—those that are not immediately visible.
