Politics

Armenia-Russia Tensions Will Continue to Grow – Makili-Aliyev

AZE.US Azerbaijan is steadily turning its geographic position into a political and economic asset, while Armenia is only beginning to build a diversified foreign policy...

Azerbaijan’s Role for Europe Will Grow, Germany-Based Analyst Says

AZE.US Germany’s decision to close Russia’s consulate in Bonn and terminate the agreement governing the Russian House in Berlin signals a deeper and potentially long-term...

Armenia Makes First Export to Azerbaijan, Pashinyan Says

Trade Begins Moving in Both Directions

Former Finance Minister: Officials Are Turning Citizens Against the State

AZE.US Former Azerbaijani Finance Minister Fikret Yusifov has criticized the performance of government agencies, arguing that poorly designed regulations and bureaucratic failures are fueling public...

Turkey No Longer Wants to Be an Object of Geopolitics, Analyst Says

Turkey no longer wants to be an object of geopolitics. It wants to be a subject that helps shape the rules of the game

Azerbaijan Gains Middle East Role as Iran Standoff Reshapes Region, Analyst Says

AZE.US The military campaign against Iran failed to remove the government in Tehran, while the resulting regional realignment has created new diplomatic and economic opportunities...

U.S. Launches New Strikes on Iran as Brent Surges Above $94

AZE.US The United States has launched a new round of strikes against Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, triggering a sharp rise in global...

Ramiz Mehdiyev Faces New Bribery Charge

AZE.US Ramiz Mehdiyev, the former head of Azerbaijan’s Presidential Administration who already faces several serious criminal charges, has been charged with accepting a bribe. AZE.US, citing...

Aliyev: Azerbaijan and Armenia Working to Expand Trade, Open Transport Links

AZE.US Azerbaijan is already supplying petroleum products to Armenia and facilitating the transit of third-country cargo, President Ilham Aliyev said at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization...

Azerbaijan Does Not Have to Choose East or West

By AZE.US Editorial Team The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s anniversary summit has revived a familiar question for Azerbaijan: Should Baku move closer to the East or...

Azerbaijani MP Razi Nurullayev Describes Fear After Detention

AZE.US Azerbaijani lawmaker Razi Nurullayev has spoken about the intense fear he experienced after being detained during his earlier political career, saying the psychological effects...

Azerbaijan Urges Paris to Cancel Karabakh Separatist Exhibition

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s ambassador to France, Leyla Abdullayeva, has called on Paris authorities to cancel an exhibition supporting former leaders of the Armenian separatist administration in...

Aliyev and Erdogan Discuss Regional Peace at Bishkek Meeting

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to discuss regional stability and the future of the two...

Russia Ready to Discuss Restoring Armenia Rail Links to Azerbaijan, Turkey

AZE.US Russia has expressed readiness to discuss the restoration of railway sections in Armenia leading to the borders with Azerbaijan and Turkey, Armenian Foreign Minister...

Aliyev and Putin Meet in Bishkek Amid Strained Azerbaijan-Russia Relations

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a brief encounter in Bishkek on August 31, amid a period of strained relations...

Aliyev, Pashinyan Discuss Trade, Transit and Next Steps on Trump Route

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have agreed to continue direct bilateral contacts aimed at advancing the peace process, normalizing...

Azerbaijanis in Russia Urged to Unite Against Putin Regime

AZE.US Azerbaijanis living in Russia must unite against what Azerbaijani commentator Telman Gasimov described as “the Putin regime,” support one another and refuse to fight...

Baku Will Not Confront Moscow for Pashinyan – Velizade

AZE.US Azerbaijan may help Armenia reduce the economic and energy risks arising from its deteriorating relations with Russia. However, Baku will not enter an open...

Sargsyan Did Not Betray Putin – The Kremlin Misread Armenia

By AZE.US Editorial Team The claim that Serzh Sargsyan deliberately handed power to Nikol Pashinyan after betraying an agreement with Moscow is politically seductive. It would...

Azerbaijan Says 328 Missing People Identified From 32 Mass Graves

AZE.US Azerbaijan has discovered 32 mass graves and identified the remains of 328 missing people through DNA testing, presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev said. The figures were...

Azerbaijan’s Land Borders Should Reopen – Jafarli

AZE.US Azerbaijan can begin gradually easing restrictions at its land borders, starting by allowing Azerbaijani citizens to return home through ground crossings, economist and politician...

Sargsyan Claims Zulfugarov Said 1999 Attack Could Have Been Repeated in Baku

AZE.US Former Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Tofiq Zulfugarov has responded to Armenian politician Aram Sargsyan’s account of a conversation that allegedly took place between them more...

Azerbaijan Media Agency Says Ajmedia.news Is Operating Unlawfully

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s Media Development Agency has warned information platforms claiming to represent the country’s ethnic communities that they must comply with national media legislation. AZE.US reports...

Armenia-Russia Alliance Is Now Largely Formal, Analyst Says

AZE.US Armenia no longer treats Russia as a genuine security ally, although the two countries’ extensive treaty framework remains formally intact, Armenian political analyst Narek...

“Russia Is Not Used to Treating Azerbaijan as an Equal,” Georgian Analyst Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan has emerged as an independent middle power whose influence increasingly extends beyond the South Caucasus, while parts of Russia’s political establishment have yet...

Azerbaijan Could Mediate Between Turkey and Israel, Analyst Says

AZE.US Rising tensions between Turkey and Israel represent one of Azerbaijan’s most difficult foreign policy challenges, and Baku could offer to mediate if the confrontation...

More Russian Grain Heads to Armenia Through Azerbaijan

AZE.US Another shipment of Russian grain is being sent to Armenia through Azerbaijani territory as regional freight links continue to expand. The latest shipment consists of...

Azerbaijan Summons Polish Ambassador Over TVP World Broadcast

AZE.US Azerbaijan summoned Poland’s ambassador and delivered a formal diplomatic protest over a program broadcast by Poland’s state-funded TVP World channel. Ambassador Pawel Radomski was called...

Armenia Heads for Europe With Handcuffs for the Opposition

By AZE.US Editorial Team Robert Kocharyan’s arrest does not erase legitimate questions about his family’s wealth. But when law enforcement acts immediately after a public...

Azerbaijan Demands Russian Probe Into Provocation Outside Embassy Guesthouse

AZE.US Azerbaijan has called on Russian authorities to launch a full investigation into a provocation outside the guesthouse of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Moscow. Unidentified individuals...

Moscow-Baku Crisis Is Systemic, Not a Series of Incidents – Markedonov

AZE.Us The deterioration in relations between Azerbaijan and Russia goes far beyond the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash, arrests or disputes involving journalists, Russian analyst Sergey...

Polad Bulbuloglu Denies Divorce and Third Marriage Reports

AZE.US Azerbaijani People’s Artist, composer and lawmaker Polad Bulbuloglu has personally denied reports that he divorced Gulnara Shikhalieva and entered a third marriage. The 81-year-old artist...

Azerbaijan’s 81-Year-Old MP Polad Bulbuloglu Reportedly Marries for Third Time

AZE.US Azerbaijani People’s Artist, composer and lawmaker Polad Bulbuloglu has reportedly married for the third time, with local media identifying his new wife as Honored...

Ilgar Mammadov Mocks Pashinyan Over Crackdown on Opposition

AZE.US Azerbaijani politician and REAL Party co-founder Ilgar Mammadov has mocked Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government over its treatment of opposition leaders. In a post...

Pashinyan Jails His Rivals as Russia Loses Armenia

By AZE.US Editorial Team The detention of former President Robert Kocharyan is the latest move against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s political opponents. Azerbaijan and...

The Baku-Tashkent Axis: How Azerbaijan Is Reshaping Eurasia

By AZE.US Editorial Team The Treaty on Eternal Friendship is more than a diplomatic slogan. Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan are building a transport and economic bridge...

US Instructors Begin Four-Month Course at Azerbaijan’s Defense University

AZE.US Instructors from the U.S. Defense Language Institute have begun a four-month English-language program at Azerbaijan’s National Defense University. The course is being held at the...

Zelensky Praises Azerbaijan’s Position on Ukraine

AZE.US Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and praised Baku’s consistent support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Zelensky’s statement followed Aliyev’s...

Ukraine Opened a Window of Opportunity for Azerbaijan, Musabekov Says

AZE.US Ukraine’s resistance to Russia has not only prevented Moscow from restoring its dominance across the former Soviet space but has also created new strategic...

Heydar Aliyev Center Illuminated in Colors of Ukrainian Flag

AZE.US The Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku was illuminated in the blue and yellow colors of the Ukrainian flag on the evening of August 24. As...

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