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Azerbaijan Has Demonstrated Its Commitment to Peace With Armenia, Hajiyev Says

AZE.US The peace process between Azerbaijan and Armenia is not limited to declarations on paper, and Baku has demonstrated its intentions through concrete actions, according...

Azerbaijan Provides Strong Support to Turkey on Northern Cyprus

AZE.US Azerbaijan plays an active role in supporting Turkey’s position on the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Azerbaijani lawmaker Elchin Mirzabayli said. As AZE.US reports, Mirzabayli...

After Losing Influence in Karabakh, Russia Lost Armenia Too

AZE.US Russia will not be able to restore its former relationship model with the countries of the South Caucasus. Moscow’s loss of influence in Karabakh...

Azerbaijan Names Condition for Signing Peace Agreement With Armenia

AZE.US Azerbaijan considers changes to Armenia’s Constitution a necessary condition for signing a final peace agreement between the two countries. As AZE.US reports, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister...

US Is Gradually Weakening Iran: What It Means for Azerbaijan

By AZE.US Editorial Team Negotiations surrounding Iran have entered a new phase, but it remains too early to speak of an imminent end to the...

Ukraine War Will Decide Fate of Russian Influence in the Caucasus

AZE.US The future of Russian influence in the South Caucasus and across the former Soviet space will largely depend on the outcome of the war...

Azerbaijan Is Ready for Russian Pressure and Provocations, Namazov Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan is prepared for a possible increase in pressure from Russia, as it has resisted Moscow’s attempts to influence the country’s domestic and foreign...

Azerbaijan Emerging as Key Link Between Central Asia and Europe

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s growing cooperation with Central Asian states is turning the country into a critical link in transport, energy and trade routes connecting East and...

Pashinyan Consolidates Power Ahead of Referendum and Peace Deal With Baku

By AZE.US Editorial Team Armenia’s new government looks almost identical to the old one. That is precisely the point. After his Civil Contract party won the...

Azerbaijan Has No Reason to Rely on Russia, Analyst Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan has little reason to base its regional policy on Russia, which has repeatedly shifted its positions and proven to be an unreliable partner,...

Ilgar Mammadov Appeals to Aliyev After ‘Final Warning’

AZE.US Ilgar Mammadov, a member of the Political Committee of Azerbaijan’s Republican Alternative Party (REAL), has addressed an open letter to President Ilham Aliyev, alleging...

Putin Call Signals Baku’s Growing Regional Weight, Ukrainian Analyst Says

AZE.US Russia is increasingly being forced to treat Azerbaijan as an independent center of power rather than a country operating within Moscow’s traditional sphere of...

Putin’s Call to Aliyev May Have Been Linked to Caspian Security Risks

AZE.US Russian President Vladimir Putin’s telephone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev may have been connected to the recent strike on an Iranian commercial vessel...

Journalist Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison Over Soviet Flag

AZE.US One of the people convicted in Azerbaijan for attempting to march with Soviet flags and promoting communist ideas on social media has been identified...

Armenia Will Remain Vulnerable After Russia Leaves, Grigoryan Says

AZE.US Armenia could be left without meaningful security guarantees if Russia fully withdraws its military presence from the country, according to Arman Grigoryan, a professor...

Pashinyan Sends Russia a $2 Billion Railroad Bill

By AZE.US Editorial Team Armenia’s threat to seek $2 billion a year from Moscow is the loudest part of the dispute. But the real conflict...

Azerbaijan Could Leave Council of Europe After 2028 Election, Mammadov Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan could withdraw from the Council of Europe after the 2028 parliament election, Azerbaijani politician Ilgar Mammadov has said. Mammadov, a co-founder of the REAL...

Israel Will Not Risk Ties With Azerbaijan for Armenia, Expert Says

AZE.US Israel is unlikely to jeopardize its strategic partnership with Azerbaijan for the sake of symbolic political steps benefiting Armenia, according to Sergey Melkonyan, a...

No Return to Previous Azerbaijan-Russia Relations, Analyst Says

AZE.US A recent phone call between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia shows that political dialogue at the highest level remains intact, but it does...

Azerbaijan Joins Central Asia’s Political Core

By AZE.US Editorial Team President Ilham Aliyev’s state visit to Kyrgyzstan was significant not only because Baku and Bishkek signed a treaty on allied relations. The...

Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan Become Allies

AZE.US Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan have formally elevated their bilateral relationship to the level of an alliance. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov signed...

Armenian Anthem Played in Baku Without Provocations: What Changed in 11 Years

AZE.US The Armenian national anthem was played without incident during a recent medal ceremony in Baku, marking a striking change in the public atmosphere surrounding...

Flying Drones in Azerbaijan Is Set to Become More Difficult

AZE.US Azerbaijan is preparing detailed regulations governing the registration, operation and flight of drones and other ultralight aircraft. The new rules will determine where such aircraft...

Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan to Sign New Agreements

AZE.US Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan are expected to sign a package of bilateral documents during President Ilham Aliyev’s state visit to the Central Asian country. Aliyev arrived...

Israel Backed Away From Armenian Genocide Recognition After Pressure From Azerbaijan

AZE.US Israel halted the advancement of legislation recognizing the Armenian Genocide not only because of pressure from Baku but also because Azerbaijan’s strategic value has...

Azerbaijani Gas Could Become an Alternative for Armenia

AZE.US Azerbaijan could eventually help Armenia reduce its dependence on Russian natural gas, particularly if Moscow increases economic pressure on Yerevan, according to analysts participating...

Could Azerbaijan Ban Imports of Cars Without FM Radio?

AZE.US Azerbaijan may consider revising technical requirements for imported vehicles after concerns emerged over Chinese-made electric cars without functioning FM radio. The issue received renewed attention...

Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan Could Help Halt Military Transit Across the Caspian

AZE.US Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan could take the lead in efforts to stop the transportation of military cargo and the use of the Caspian Sea for...

Kremlin No Longer Has Serious Leverage Over Azerbaijan

AZE.US Russia no longer has significant tools to pressure Azerbaijan after Baku spent decades reducing its economic, transportation and political dependence on Moscow, Azerbaijani lawmaker...

Baku Accuses Russia’s Zakharova of Distorting Reality Over Karabakh Remarks

AZE.US Azerbaijan has rejected comments by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova concerning Karabakh and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), describing them as a...

Moscow Forces Armenia to Choose: The EU or the EAEU

By AZE.US Editorial Team The July 27 phone call between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin should be viewed not as...

Putin’s Call to Aliyev Was More Than Diplomatic Routine

AZE.US Russian President Vladimir Putin’s July 28 phone call with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev should not be viewed as a routine diplomatic exchange, according to...

War Comes to the Caspian, Putting Azerbaijan’s Interests at Risk

By AZE.US Editorial Team Ukraine’s strike on a vessel linked to Russia-Iran military logistics has shattered the image of the Caspian Sea as an isolated...

Court Sentences Nine Defendants in Toplum TV Case

AZE.US An Azerbaijani court has sentenced nine journalists, media workers and activists linked to the independent outlet Toplum TV to prison terms ranging from 12...

Iran and Ukraine Are on the Brink of Direct War

By AZE.US Editorial Team A Ukrainian strike on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea has pushed a long-running shadow conflict into the open, raising...

Expert Proposes Moving Azerbaijan’s Capital to Khankendi

AZE.US An Azerbaijani public figure has proposed moving the country’s capital from Baku to Khankendi as a long-term solution to overcrowding, traffic congestion and continued...

Armenian Army Has Recovered but Still Trails Azerbaijan, Analyst Says

AZE.US Armenia has rebuilt much of the military capacity it lost after the 2020 war, but it has not yet developed a force capable of...

Russia Cannot Accept Azerbaijan’s Sovereign Policy, Analyst Says

AZE.US The hostility displayed by some members of Russia’s expert community toward Baku reflects their inability to accept Azerbaijan as a fully independent state pursuing...

Neo-Revanchism in Armenia Could Lead to a Third Karabakh War - Namazov

AZE.US A new form of revanchism is emerging in Armenia under the language of peace and could eventually lead to another war, Azerbaijani political analyst...

Berlin Sees Azerbaijan as a Gateway to Central Asia

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev’s official visit to Germany has moved relations between Baku and Berlin to a new level, with military-technical cooperation emerging as one...

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