Before Russia launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine in late February and sent grain markets into a tizzy, Azerbaijani leadership was already rolling up its sleeves to bolster the country’s food security both in the short and long term.
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As Russia’s war against Ukraine continues to preoccupy the Kremlin, there are signs of hope in the South Caucasus.
The appeal was made by Vaqif Sadiqov, the Azerbaijan ambassador to the EU, who was speaking at an event designed to help promote good neighbourly relations in the often-troubled region. The diplomat was responding to some criticism of his country’s record on issues like press freedom.
Brussels does not and is not going to coordinate its actions with Moscow in the issue of normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations, an anonymous senior EU official told Radio Liberty.
Azerbaijan is ready to ship gas to new European customers, President Ilham Aliyev said, at a time when Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and a slew of sanctions are significantly increasing interest in alternatives to Russian gas.
The US Department of State has issued its traditional International Religious Freedom Reports, in which it for the first time (!!) focused closely on the problem of the destruction of Azerbaijani monuments in Karabakh.
The scandal is gaining momentum. The press is seething. And already some MPs are demanding that the Bundestag hearings be reopened and that Olaf Scholz be summoned.
On May 22, the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and President Ilham Aliyev, respectively, met in Brussels for talks under mediation by Charles Michel, the president of the European Council.
The consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have created further incentives and necessities for closer bonds between the EU and Azerbaijan.
Today, 28 May, Azerbaijan is marking one of the most striking and significant days in its history –the 104th anniversary of the founding of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR)—the first democratic and secular state with a parliamentary form of government in the Muslim World.
Tens of millions of Azerbaijanis living throughout the world celebrate today the Independence Day, which marks the anniversary of the establishment of the entire Muslim World's first democratic statehood - the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on May 28, 1918.
As the world reaches new-old depths of antisemitism, it is refreshing to be in a pro-Israel country where all religions are welcome.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February has changed the world irrevocably. European countries who became reliant on Russian energy are now seeking to extricate themselves as soon as they can from Russian supplies, writes Taras Kuzio.
Azerbaijan and Israel both fought for and finally reclaimed their birthright.
The quick implementation of some of the issues agreed by president Aliyev and prime minister Pashinyan at their meeting in Brussels facilitated by the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, can be described as truly historic.
Several important developments have taken place recently in Azerbaijan-Armenia relations.
Azerbaijan intends to contribute to Europe’s energy security by developing into a regional “green” energy hub, the government officially announced on May 9, at The World Utilities Congress, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
On April 29, Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, became the first post-Soviet leader to publicly distance himself from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
On April 21, Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, denounced the European Union for allegedly seeking to inject itself into the high-level Russian-Azerbaijani-Armenian agreements on the delimitation of the state border between Azerbaijan and Armenia and the restoration of regional transport corridors.
In light of the recent events in Armenia, users of the Armenian segment of social media were polled with the question "Who would you vote for if extraordinary elections were held now?"
The official opening ceremony of Rize-Artvin Airport on the Black Sea coast of Turkey took place on May 14, 2022. President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the ceremony.
For many residents of the post-Soviet space, Scandinavia is perhaps one of the most attractive regions in terms of socio-economic development and peace, not only in the Old World but probably in the entire world.
A visit to Azerbaijan and the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh reveals a far different reality than the Christian-centric, pro-Armenia narrative that saturates Western media.T
The situation in the "area of irresponsibility" of the Russian peacekeeping forces is getting heated, and the proof of it is another incident involving guns in Khankendi.
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