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Azerbaijan Already Seeing Benefits Of Peace With Armenia, Aliyev Says

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan is already witnessing the benefits of peace with Armenia, describing the current period as a new stage of transformation...

Vucic Called Aliyev and Confirmed Participation in Baku Forum

AZE.US Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic held a phone call with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on April 19, discussing bilateral ties, economic cooperation, and upcoming joint...

Igbal Agazade Outlines Political Reform Plan for Azerbaijan

AZE.US Igbal Agazade, chairman of the Umid Party, has published a lengthy Facebook post setting out his vision for political reforms in Azerbaijan in the...

Italy Deepens Its Bet On Azerbaijan As Meloni Plans Baku Visit

AZE.US Italy is preparing to reinforce its strategic engagement with Azerbaijan, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expected to visit Baku in the coming weeks as...

Armenia Invited Into Baku-Tbilisi-Ankara Format, Chechelashvili Says

AZE.US A new regional formula may be taking shape in the South Caucasus. Valeriy Chechelashvili, the former secretary-general of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation organization, said...

Azerbaijan Between Iran, Turkey, Israel and Russia: Shahinoglu’s Analysis

AZE.US Azerbaijan is trying to maintain a delicate balance among several competing regional powers as tensions around Iran, Russia, Turkey and Israel continue to reshape...

People Are Dying Before Retirement, While DSMF Rents Office Space For Nearly 1 Million Manats

AZE.US Natig Jafarli, chairman of Azerbaijan’s REAL party, has criticized the State Social Protection Fund, or DSMF, after it announced a tender to lease office...

Ali Asadov Is Being Hit Over Failed Economic Numbers, Mammadov Says

AZE.US Azerbaijani politician and public figure Ilgar Mammadov says Prime Minister Ali Asadov is being targeted in the media because of the country’s weak economic...

In Yerevan, They Are Playing With Fire: Chingiz Abdullayev’s Stark Warning

AZE.US Azerbaijani People’s Writer Chingiz Abdullayev issued one of his sharpest warnings yet about Armenia’s internal political climate, saying the region should not confuse tactical...

South Caucasus Enters A Dangerous Turn: Everything Depends On Armenia’s Elections

AZE.US Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections are no longer just an internal political event. They are becoming a regional stress test. The South Caucasus is entering a...

Armenian Goods On The Azerbaijani Market: Pragmatism Versus Memory

AZE.US A debate that began as a trade story is quickly turning into something far more sensitive in Azerbaijan. The latest trigger was Armenian Economy...

Antalya Became A Stage For Baku’s Broader Diplomacy As Aliyev Held A Series Of Meetings

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev used the Antalya Diplomacy Forum on April 17 to pack several foreign policy signals into one day, holding meetings with Syria’s...

Scandal Around The Prime Minister: Elite Real Estate And Restaurants In Central Baku

AZE.US A new publication in Azerbaijan has put Prime Minister Ali Asadov at the center of a growing controversy over alleged business interests, high-value real...

Azerbaijan Begins Buying Goods Through Armenia

AZE.US Azerbaijan has recorded a small import flow linked to Armenia for the first time in decades, though the scale and nature of the shipment...

Ilham Aliyev Arrives In Turkey On Working Visit

AZE.US President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev arrived in Turkey on April 16 for a working visit to take part in the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum...

Will Turkey Be Israel’s Next Target? Musabekov Says No

AZE.US Azerbaijani lawmaker Rasim Musabekov said he does not believe Turkey will become Israel’s next military target, dismissing such talk as unrealistic even amid rising...

Israel And Turkey On The Brink Of War? Analyst Assesses The Real Risk

ФЯУюГЫ Despite the sharp rhetoric between Israel and Turkey, a direct military conflict between the two countries remains highly unlikely, according to political analyst Elchin...

Russians In Azerbaijan Reminded Of Stay Limit

AZE.US Russian citizens temporarily living in Azerbaijan have been reminded to closely monitor the length of their stay in the country and secure the required...

Russia To Pay Compensation Over AZAL Plane Crash

AZE.US Russia will pay compensation to Azerbaijan over the crash of an AZAL passenger plane near Aktau, in what amounts to one of the most...

Ahead Lies A Turkey-Israel Conflict, Rzakuliyev Says

AZE.US Azerbaijani political analyst Rashad Rzakuliyev said the war and diplomatic tension around Iran could reshape the balance of power across the Middle East and...

Ilham Aliyev Receives New Ambassadors Of Somalia, Colombia And Eswatini

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev on April 14 received the credentials of the newly appointed extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassadors of Somalia, Colombia and the Kingdom of...

Why Pressure On Iran Could Spiral Beyond Control

AZE.US Washington may see maritime pressure as a cleaner alternative to a wider war, but strategies built around economic strangulation rarely stay contained for long. After...

Dialogue Between Baku And Yerevan Has Moved Beyond Self-Censorship

AZE.US A fourth meeting between Azerbaijani and Armenian civil society representatives was held in Gabala, with participants saying the process has moved past symbolic contact...

Hungary Votes Out Orban After 16 Years In Power

AZE.US Hungary has voted out Viktor Orban after 16 years in power, handing a major victory to opposition leader Peter Magyar and his Tisza party...

Iran Will Not Be An Easy Neighbor For Baku After The War

AZE.US The 40-day war around Iran may be over, but for Azerbaijan this is no moment for complacency. The biggest mistake in situations like this is...

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