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Europe Wants Azerbaijani Gas, But Still Lectures Baku

By AZE.US Editorial Team Europe’s relationship with Azerbaijan is cracking not because Baku has suddenly turned away from the West, but because Europe itself keeps...

Pashinyan’s Choice: Cheap Russian Gas Or Expensive European Freedom

By AZE.US Editorial Team Armenia is moving away from Russia faster than at any point in recent memory. The harder question is where exactly it...

Baku And Yerevan Continue Border Work As Bayramov Warns Of Revanchism In Armenia

AZE.US Azerbaijan and Armenia are continuing work on the delimitation and demarcation of their state border, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said. Bayramov told journalists that...

Father Of Azerbaijani Opposition Leader Ali Karimli Dies

AZE.US The father of Azerbaijani opposition politician Ali Karimli has died, local media reported. According to Vesti Baku, Karimli’s father, Amirhuseyn Karimov, passed away. His body...

Karabakh Cannot Be Put Back On The Agenda: Baku Is Already Playing On Another Field

AZE.US Attempts to revive the Karabakh issue as the central political question in the South Caucasus no longer reflect the reality on the ground, Azerbaijani...

Moscow Raises Prospect Of A ‘Soft Divorce’ With Armenia

AZE.US Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Armenia should decide as soon as possible whether its economic future lies with the European Union or the...

Aliyev, First Lady Pay Tribute To Heydar Aliyev At Alley Of Honor

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva visited the Alley of Honor on May 9 to pay tribute to National Leader Heydar...

Azerbaijan Introduces Penalties For AI Deepfakes Using A Person’s Face Or Voice

AZE.US Azerbaijan is introducing penalties for deepfakes created with artificial intelligence or special software using a person’s face or voice without consent. The changes come as...

Azerbaijan Says Russian State TV Map Was A Provocation

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry has sharply criticized Russia’s state-run Channel One after a program aired a distorted map of Azerbaijan that included a reference...

Azerbaijan Risks Losing The Economic Race To Armenia, Mammadov Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan risks falling behind Armenia in the economic race if Baku’s relations with the West remain tense and the country’s internal economic environment does...

Hormuz Becomes Iran’s Main Bargaining Chip As U.S. Pushes For A Deal

AZE.US The Strait of Hormuz has again become the central pressure point in the crisis between the United States and Iran, as diplomacy continues alongside...

Paris Again Bets On Yerevan: Why Baku Is Not Comfortable With France’s Caucasus Game

By AZE.US Editorial Team France is once again trying to build its role in the South Caucasus through Armenia, a strategy that is raising serious...

European Parliament Again Plays Against Peace Between Baku And Yerevan

By AZE.US Editorial Team The European Parliament has again placed itself on the wrong side of the peace process in the South Caucasus, Azerbaijani political...

Moscow Cannot Digest Zelensky’s Visits To Baku And Yerevan, Rajabov Says

AZE.US Azerbaijani political analyst Rauf Rajabov has said Moscow is struggling to accept President Volodymyr Zelensky’s recent contacts in the South Caucasus, including his visits...

Isa Gambar Buried The Principle Of Rotation In Musavat, Sadigli Says

AZE.US Former Musavat deputy chairman Yadigar Sadigli has sharply criticized Isa Gambar’s return to the party leadership, accusing him of undermining the principle of political...

Peace Without Embrace: Iskandaryan On The Future Of Armenians And Azerbaijanis

AZE.US A peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan may stop the shooting, but it will not immediately reconcile the two societies, Armenian political analyst Alexander...

Baku Has No Official Places Called “Montino,” “Vorovskiy” Or “Razin,” MP Says

AZE.US Baku has no official places called “Montino,” “Vorovskiy” or “Razin,” Azerbaijani MP Siyavush Novruzov said during a meeting of the Milli Majlis Committee on...

Zelenskyy Calls Aliyev: What The Two Presidents Discussed

AZE.US Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on May 6, continuing the diplomatic follow-up after their recent meeting in Gabala. According to Vesti...

Pashinyan Wants To Visit Baku: Why It Is No Longer Political Fantasy

By AZE.US Editorial Team A possible visit by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to Baku would once have sounded impossible. Today, Azerbaijani commentator Elchin Alioglu...

European Parliament Again Plays Against Peace In The South Caucasus

By AZE.US Editorial Team Azerbaijan’s hard response to the European Parliament should not be mistaken for a rupture with Europe. Baku is not closing the door...

Aliyev And Kallas Discuss Energy, Peace With Armenia And New Routes In Baku

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev received a European Union delegation led by Kaja Kallas, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President...

Aliyev And Meloni Discuss Gas, Oil And Azerbaijan’s New Role For Europe

AZE.US Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Azerbaijan and held a one-on-one meeting with President Ilham Aliyev in Baku, with energy, trade and Europe’s changing...

Aliyev At Yerevan Summit: Peace With Armenia Is Real

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev addressed the 8th European Political Community summit in Yerevan by video link on May 4, marking a rare political moment in...

Zelenskyy In Baku And Yerevan A Blow To Russian Influence, Kopchak Says

AZE.US Ukrainian analyst Volodymyr Kopchak said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visits to Baku and Yerevan represent a political blow to Russian influence in the South Caucasus...

Americans Advised To Reconsider Travel To Azerbaijan

AZE.US The U.S. State Department has advised American citizens to reconsider travel to Azerbaijan, while leaving the country at Level 3 in its travel advisory...

Rasul Guliyev Calls Ramiz Mehdiyev A Coward And Opportunist

AZE.US Former Azerbaijani parliament speaker Rasul Guliyev has issued a sharp attack on Ramiz Mehdiyev, the former head of the presidential administration, describing him as...

Government Is Tightening The Screws On Business Again, Mammadov Says

AZE.US REAL party leader Ilgar Mammadov has criticized new amendments to Azerbaijan’s Customs Code, saying the government is expanding pressure on businesses and economically active...

European Parliament Loses Baku, But Europe Cannot Give Up Azerbaijani Gas

By AZE.US Editorial Team Azerbaijan’s parliament on Friday suspended cooperation with the European Parliament in all areas and moved to end its participation in the...

European Parliament Is Helping Russia And Hurting The Peace Process, Mammadov Says

AZE.US The European Parliament’s actions on the Armenia-Azerbaijan agenda are damaging the peace process and weakening trust in European institutions in Baku, Farhad Mammadov, chairman...

Aliyev: Azerbaijani Wrestlers Proved Again They Are First In Europe

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijani wrestlers have once again shown that they are the strongest in Europe, praising the national team after its victory...

Ocampo Let It Slip: Who Opens Doors For The Armenian Lobby In Brussels

By AZE.US Editorial Team A video released by Azerbaijani media on Thursday has placed Luis Moreno Ocampo back at the center of a familiar but...

Trump Tightens The Blockade On Iran As Azerbaijan Gains New Strategic Weight

By AZE.US Editorial Team The confrontation between the United States and Iran has moved beyond threats, missiles and warships. It has entered a slower, more...

Azerbaijan Does Not Have To Justify Its Ties With Ukraine To Moscow, Musabekov Says

By AZE.US Editorial Team Azerbaijan does not have to justify its close relations with Ukraine to Moscow, Azerbaijani lawmaker Rasim Musabekov said, describing Ukrainian President...

Revanchists Could Throw Armenia Into The Meat Grinder Again, Musabekov Says

AZE.US Armenia is approaching elections that could affect not only its domestic politics, but also the future of the peace process with Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani lawmaker...

Baku And Yerevan Move From Border Talks Toward Trade, Velizade Says

AZE.US The latest meeting of the Azerbaijani and Armenian border delimitation commissions shows that the process is no longer limited to technical discussions over the...

Baku Is Not Going To Return Azerbaijanis To Armenia With Tanks, Velizade Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan is not considering a forced scenario for the return of Azerbaijanis to Armenia, Azerbaijani political analyst Ilgar Velizade said, arguing that the issue...

Azerbaijan Should Not Lower Its Guard In Relations With Armenia, Yunus Says

AZE.US Azerbaijan should continue the peace agenda with Armenia, but must not assume that the old risks have disappeared, political analyst Ramiz Yunus said in...

Zelensky’s Visit To Azerbaijan Signals New Geopolitics, Analyst Says

AZE.US Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Azerbaijan was not merely a bilateral diplomatic event, but a signal of a wider geopolitical realignment across the...

Baku And Yerevan Agree On Rules For Border Delimitation

AZE.US Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed on draft instructions that will regulate the next stage of work on the delimitation of their state border, officials...

Aliyev Allocates More Than 85 Million Manats To Flood Recovery

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has allocated more than 85 million manats to address the aftermath of floods and mudflows that caused serious damage in...

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