Aide to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, Hikmet Hajiyev, held meetings with Chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Brian Mast and Senator Steve Daines.
On September 9, representatives of the Certified U.S. Trade Mission visited Azerbaijan to discuss expanding cooperation on the Middle Corridor.
The opening of the Zangezur Corridor (TRIPP), which will connect Azerbaijan’s main territory with the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic through Armenia’s Zangezur (Syunik) region, is a historic step that will shape new geopolitical and geoeconomic realities in the South Caucasus in 2025.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has hailed the Zangezur Corridor as a key transport route that will link continents and enhance regional cooperation.
Early in the morning, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation released a statement about the detention of an Azerbaijani citizen who, it claims, was preparing a terrorist attack in the Stavropol region on the instructions of a terrorist organization operating in Ukraine.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov once again decided to comment on the talks between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Washington.
The recent announcement that the OSCE Minsk Group has officially ceased to exist marks another diplomatic victory for Azerbaijan and brings peace in the South Caucasus one step closer.
Azerbaijani-Hungarian relations in recent years have shown steady progress, reflecting not only the growth of mutual trade but also the transformation of cooperation into a strategic partnership covering a wide range of areas — from agriculture and pharmaceuticals to energy and the “green” economy.
Today, Azerbaijan’s investments in the Middle Corridor and trans-Caspian transport infrastructure offer Central Asia crucial access to European and Turkish markets, bypassing traditional dependency routes.
Last month, following a successful visit to Washington, where he signed a historic peace agreement with Armenia, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev traveled to Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, for meetings with Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan.
The SCO stands at a crossroads. Türkiye and Azerbaijan’s participation in the Tianjin summit, and their aspirations for full membership, highlight the organization’s growing global appeal.
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Aykhan Hajizada has rejected statements made by Russia’s Foreign Ministry concerning insurance payments following the downing of an “Azerbaijan Airlines” (AZAL) aircraft and on the state of Azerbaijan–Russia relations.
A MiG-29 in the livery typical of Azerbaijani fighters was spotted in the Ukrainian sky with the insignia of the Ukrainian Air Force.
A pivotal challenge lies in Armenia’s constitutional reform process. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has explicitly linked the peace treaty’s signing to changes in Armenia’s constitution — specifically, removing references to Armenia’s 1990 independence declaration and the 1989 Nagorno-Karabakh unification act.
Türkiye and Azerbaijan aim to diversify and deepen their energy cooperation, opening new horizons for mutual benefit.
On August 30, Azerbaijani Presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev, head of the Foreign Policy Department, held a phone conversation with Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan, reportedly initiated by the Azerbaijani side.
Our country is interested in developing its multifaceted foreign diplomacy by strengthening relations with friendly and partner countries, as well as with international and regional organizations.
A U.S. delegation will visit Armenia next week to discuss the “Trump Route” (TRIPP, Zangezur Corridor) project.
“What history could you possibly have? You never had one and you never will!” — comments like this flooded social media after news broke that Azerbaijani schools will teach the history of Azerbaijan in the native language.
The frosty handshake between Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev at the Beijing parade comes after months of strained relations between the two countries.
While the Armenian government has openly affirmed its commitment to peace with Azerbaijan, a fact enshrined in the Washington agreements, the perennial opponents of Prime Minister Pashinyan’s policy continue their vile attempts to torpedo this process.
With limited options, Iran treads carefully as the Zangezur Corridor reshapes the Caucasus.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin spoke about relations with Azerbaijan.
India vetoed Azerbaijan’s accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). By doing so, New Delhi blocked China’s efforts to expand the organization.
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