The Azerbaijani Navy is lagging behind in modern developments compared to the rest of the country's military and other nations' navies in the Caspian Sea.
Many Russian analysts are dismissive of Turkey’s talk about the formation of a transnational cultural community called “Greater Turan.” They do not believe such a notion will really attract Azerbaijanis let alone Central Asians, not to speak of the Turkic peoples living in the Russian Federation.
The Brussels meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders was an important development. The outcomes of this meeting and, in general, the results of the past year give ground to hope that the next year will bring more peace and cooperation to the Armenia – Azerbaijan relations.
The article accused Israel falsely of “being an accomplice to war crimes,” demonizing both Israel and Azerbaijan. No one can compare Azerbaijan to Hezbollah or Hamas.
President Maia Sandu had a bilateral meeting with her Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev on 15 December, on the sidelines of the sixth Eastern Partnership Summit, held in Brussels, the presidential press service has reported.
Belarus thanks Azerbaijan for its unwavering support, Anatoly Glaz, Press Secretary of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told the news agency Trend.az, BelTA has learned.
Iranian Energy Minister Aliakbar Mehrabian further stressed the importance of enhancing cooperation with Baku and working together to complete two jointly-owned dams while also highlighting closer cooperation with Russia.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan expressed concern over ongoing tensions between Yerevan and Baku when meeting with Chairman of the Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan.
"The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, hosted the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, for a discussion on the evolving situation in the South Caucasus region and ways forward regarding EU relations with both countries", a statement posted on the website of the European Council late on Tuesday (14 December) stated.
In mid-November, fighting broke out along the Armenia/Azerbaijan border, leaving dozens dead. Turkey immediately declared its full support for Azerbaijan; however, the rest of the world only mustered half-hearted declarations of sympathy with one side or another.
Azerbaijan will for the first time mark International Holocaust Day on January 27, becoming one of only a handful of Muslim-majority countries to commemorate the day.
President Aliyev. Welcome back to the NATO Headquarters. It is good to see you at again. This is actually your second time in the new building. But last time we
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will not end overnight—it will take time to resolve this crisis—but the EU’s involvement could be an important step in the negotiation process.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that Turkey and Armenia will mutually appoint special envoys to discuss steps to normalise ties, and added they will also re-start charter flights between Istanbul and Yerevan.
During his visit, Mr. Aliyev will also attend a meeting of the North Atlantic Council.
In an era of unprecedented Jewish-Muslim breakthroughs, it takes a lot to surprise. Yet President Ilham Aliyev did just that last week when I met him in Baku, taking several groundbreaking actions to foster the long-term success of Azerbaijan’s Jewish community — the largest in the Muslim world — and elevate his country’s efforts to fight international anti-Semitism.
Officials of Qatar Chamber and Azerbaijan’s Board of SME Business Development Agency held a meeting yesterday to discuss ways to enhance commercial ties between Qatar and the southwestern Asian country.
Many commentators on the Caucasus have suggested that the real sticking point in the delimitation of the Armenian-Azerbaijan border is the area around the Lachin corridor which links Armenia with what was once the Armenian statelet of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Yasir Rakhbardin, who is in charge of water supplies in the Iranian province of Western Azerbaijan, says that Lake Urmiya, on which the region has long depended, may soon cease to exist, a development that will likely produce both a humanitarian disaster and more conflict between Baku and Tehran.
Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC (Port of Baku) has seen a significant increase of 21% in total cargo volumes during the first nine months.
Although the two countries do not share a border, Turkey supports the Azeri position in the conflict over Armenia.
Alireza Haghighian, assistant to Iran’s foreign minister and director general for the Eurasian region’s affairs, who attended the meeting on behalf of the Islamic Republic supported regional cooperation, especially in fields of economy, trade, transportation and transit as well as cooperation among countries in the form of the 3+3 initiative, the Iranian foreign ministry said.
Turkey's highly publicised arrest of alleged Iranian agents is the latest sign of growing tensions between the two neighbors, as Turkey expands its influence in the Caucasus region at Iran's expense.
The latest diplomatic crisis between Iran and Azerbaijan has brought potential conflicts of interest between the two nations to the table. However, we still do not know how this could affect the development of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and if it will really represent a critical point in maintaining the status quo in the region.
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