Politics

AZE.US Rasim Musabayov comments on media controversy, Russia ties and regional security dynamics. Azerbaijani lawmaker Rasim Musabayov has alleged that an information campaign targeting the family of President Ilham Aliyev is being coordinated from Moscow, according to remarks made in an online interview. Speaking to the YouTube channel Europe Online, Musabayov said recent media publications … Read more

AZE.US Keramet Boyukchol says recent online campaigns reflect deeper structural problems in Azerbaijan’s political and media environment. Azerbaijani writer Keramet Boyukchol has publicly criticized recent video publications circulated by activists Mehman and Emin Huseynov, arguing that the format and tone of the material fall outside the standards of both independent and state-aligned media. In a … Read more

AZE.US Security services and local police intervened during Peace Council meeting in the U.S. capital. An attempted protest incident targeting the Azerbaijani delegation was contained in Washington on February 19 during events related to the first meeting of the Peace Council. According to reports, a group of individuals engaged in confrontational behavior, including verbal remarks … Read more

AZE.US U.S. President Donald Trump signed a resolution outlining financial transparency principles for the newly established body. President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan took part in the first meeting of the Peace Council held in Washington on February 19 at the invitation of U.S. President Donald Trump. The Peace Council was established on January 22 in … Read more

AZE.US Comments follow renewed scrutiny of former presidential administration chief Ramiz Mehdiyev and broader debate over political reform in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani political figure Natig Jafarli said processes unfolding around the legacy of former presidential administration head Ramiz Mehdiyev were largely predictable and reflect a gradual weakening of a political system formed over decades, according to … Read more

AZE.US Armenian journalist Natali Aleksanyan has described the prison sentence handed to Ruben Vardanyan as justified and directly linked to his own political decisions. According to Aleksanyan, Vardanyan received repeated signals during his time in Karabakh urging him to leave the region, but he deliberately chose to remain and carry the process through to the … Read more

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with senior representatives of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington on Tuesday during a working visit to the United States at the invitation of President Donald Trump. According to the presidential office, Aliyev held talks with AIPAC Executive Director Elliot Brandt and members of the organization’s … Read more