Politics

Aliyev At WUF13: 100 Parks In Baku, 85,000 People In Karabakh And A Bet On Urban Development

President Ilham Aliyev used the opening of WUF13 in Baku to present Azerbaijan’s urban development agenda, linking heritage preservation, green transport, environmental recovery and the postwar reconstruction of Karabakh and East Zangezur.

Aliyev Holds Series Of Meetings With Foreign Guests During WUF13 In Baku

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held a series of meetings in Baku on May 17 with foreign leaders and senior officials who arrived in the...

WUF13 Opens In Baku As Azerbaijan Turns Urban Forum Into A Diplomatic Stage

The first day of the World Urban Forum in Baku showed that WUF13 is not only about housing and resilient cities. For Azerbaijan, the event is also a chance to position the capital as a platform for global urban policy, investment talks and diplomatic engagement.

Putin Heads To China After Trump Visit As Moscow And Beijing Compare Notes

AZE.US Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China on May 19-20 for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, days after U.S. President Donald...

Why The World Urban Forum In Baku Matters For Azerbaijan’s Global Image

AZE.US Baku is hosting the 13th World Urban Forum this week, bringing Azerbaijan into one of the world’s central conversations on housing, urban resilience and...

Pashinyan Says Armenia Does Not Need External Guarantors For Peace With Azerbaijan

AZE.US Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Armenia does not need external guarantors to secure peace with Azerbaijan, sharply questioning the value of security arrangements...

Aliyev: Azerbaijan’s Experience In Restoring Liberated Territories Could Help Other Countries

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has said the country’s experience in restoring and rebuilding liberated territories could serve as a useful model for other states...

Azerbaijanis Debate Whether Families Of Convicted Separatists Should Be Allowed To Visit

AZE.US Families of convicted former separatist figures from Karabakh reportedly want to visit Azerbaijan, opening a sensitive public debate over law, memory and humanitarian limits...

Armenia Is Choosing Between Sovereignty And The Role Of Someone Else’s Tool, Velizade Says

AZE.US Azerbaijani political analyst Ilgar Velizade has said Armenia’s pre-election struggle has entered its final stage and is no longer just a domestic political contest,...

U.S. And Iran Remain Caught Between Talks And The Risk Of War

U.S.-Iran talks have not fully collapsed, but they have not produced a settlement either. A fragile ceasefire remains under pressure, the Strait of Hormuz is still the central flashpoint, and both sides are using diplomacy and military leverage at the same time.

Russia’s Power Blocs Are Preparing For The Post-Putin Era, Azerbaijani Politician Says

Azerbaijani politician and economist Natiq Jafarli says the main risk for Vladimir Putin may no longer come from liberals or business elites, but from the nationalist and security circles that the Kremlin itself helped empower during the war.

Aliyev In Kazakhstan: Turkic World Should Become A Power Center Of The 21st Century

President Ilham Aliyev addressed an informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Kazakhstan, focusing on artificial intelligence, digital sovereignty, the Middle Corridor and the growing geopolitical role of the Turkic world.

Azerbaijan Is Waiting For Armenia’s Election, But No Quick Breakthrough Is Likely, Iskandaryan Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan is waiting for the outcome of Armenia’s parliamentary election before the next major phase in talks between Baku and Yerevan, but a rapid...

Namazov Says Russia, Not Iran, Is Now The Bigger Risk To Peace In The South Caucasus

AZE.US Azerbaijani political analyst Eldar Namazov has said Russia currently poses a greater risk than Iran to the peace process in the South Caucasus, arguing...

Armenia Faces A Choice: Does Society Want Peace With Azerbaijan?

AZE.US Armenia’s parliamentary elections on June 7 are turning into more than a domestic political contest. They may become the first serious public test of...

Russia Is Losing Influence, While Armenia Is Still Arguing With Reality: Mammadov

AZE.US Azerbaijani political analyst and international affairs expert Chingiz Mammadov says Russia is losing influence across its former sphere of dominance, while Armenia is still...

Opening Of Turkey-Armenia Border Will Be Coordinated With Baku

AZE.US The possible opening of the Turkey-Armenia border will be decided in coordination with Azerbaijan, according to Javid Valiyev, head of the foreign policy department...

Pashinyan Rules Out Armenian Support For Sanctions Against Russia

AZE.US Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has ruled out Armenian support for sanctions against Russia, saying Yerevan will not enter what he described as a...

Trump And Xi In Beijing: No Grand Bargain Yet, But The Caucasus Must Start Counting The Risks

By AZE.US Editorial Team The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing did not produce a grand bargain. But...

Russia Does Not Know What Victory Means In Ukraine – Gadirli

AZE.US Azerbaijani lawmaker Erkin Gadirli says Russia has entered a strategic trap in Ukraine because Moscow no longer appears able to clearly define what victory...

Why Some In Baku Prefer Pashinyan To Armenia’s Old Guard

AZE.US As Armenia moves through its parliamentary election campaign, an unusual message is coming from the streets of Baku: some Azerbaijanis say they would prefer...

Aliyev Receives Slovak Parliament Speaker As Partnership Expands From Karabakh To Energy

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received a Slovak parliamentary delegation led by Richard Raši, speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, as Baku...

U.S. And China Are Bargaining Over The World: Where Does Azerbaijan Fit In?

By AZE.US Editorial Team The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is being presented as a summit about trade, Taiwan,...

Azerbaijani Observers At Armenian Elections? Baku Has Not Confirmed Yet

AZE.US Azerbaijan has not confirmed whether its representatives will participate in observation of Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections. MP Fariz Ismayilzade said it would be premature to...

Aliyev Accepts Sharif’s Invitation To Visit Pakistan

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has accepted an invitation from Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to visit Pakistan, following a phone call between the...

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