High in the Azerbaijani foothills of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, about two and a half hours northwest of Baku, lies Red Village, a centuries-old, shetl-like, Jewish community in the middle of a predominantly Muslim country.
The Middle Corridor is growing and developing. In the first half year of 2024, 9,3 million tonnes of freight travelled along it, an increase of 8 per cent. As a central part of the corridor, Azerbaijan plays an important role in this growth.
The statement reads: “The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan has reported that recently, Armenia has committed provocations using heavy weapons in the Kalbajar and quadcopters in the
Azerbaijan and Serbia continue to develop their bilateral relations. On July 25, another meeting of the intergovernmental commission will be held in Baku, which will discuss economic issues, including transport, trade, energy, and so on, as well as the development of cultural and other humanitarian ties.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Yakov Blitstein, the Director General of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, held a meeting to explore a range of bilateral and multilateral issues.
It is very rare that a leader from the southern Caucasus treks to a south Asian nation on business. But a blooming bromance between Azerbaijan and Pakistan has made this rarity routine.
The US is not doing well in the South Caucasus. After over a decade of ignoring the strategically important region the US has returned to a region it is still grappling to understand.
Meanwhile, as Ilham Aliyev openly stated at the II Shusha Forum, Azerbaijan is "deeply disappointed" with the attitude of certain Western elites towards our country.
Former Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent candidate for the U.S. presidency known for his controversial image, has once again targeted Azerbaijan.
Another provocation by Armenian revanchists, this time in the Kelbajar direction, could have very significant and dramatic consequences. First of all, the border had been quiet for quite some time.
At the international media forum in Shusha, the Armenian Prime Minister's refusal to meet with the President of Azerbaijan in the UK did not go unnoticed—it was too conspicuous and raised many unpleasant and losing questions for Yerevan.
"Today, Azerbaijan is being carefully studied in various think tanks around the world. Externally, we create the impression of an ambitious, self-confident state. In reality, it is."
The opening ceremony of the second Shusha Global Media Forum themed “Unmasking False Narratives: Confronting Disinformation” was held on July 20.
Major companies providing social media services are not interested in making significant efforts to adhere to ethical standards, prevent disinformation, and manipulation elements on social networks, or implement regulatory mechanisms.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has always highly valued the role of professional media in preventing disinformation attacks.
The Shusha Global Media Forum is very important and is one of the significant steps taken towards preventing fake news.
Fossil-fuel producing countries and companies are being asked to pay into a new international fund to help poor countries cope with the effects of the climate crisis.
Discover Azerbaijan’s rich history and culture, from Baku’s vibrant architecture to ancient Jewish heritage and local traditions.
President Ilham Aliyev’s comment come against the backdrop of unprecedently high tensions between Paris and Baku.
Moves comes despite the countries not having formal diplomatic relations.
“As far as the region of the Southern Caucasus is concerned, I would say that we are now facing a historical transformation of the region where historical, geopolitical changes are
In relation to COP29, the country's leader highlighted the ongoing efforts to "achieve consensus and increase solidarity between countries of the world, particularly between the Global South and the Global North."
On July 18, amid high hopes for a final peace accord between Baku and Yerevan, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan refused to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Britain to discuss details of the peace process.
According to the COP29 President, countries will have to work together to agree on climate change financing goals.
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