President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev held a one-on-one meeting with President of the European Council António Costa in Baku on March 11, followed by joint press statements.
Pashinyan expressed hope that Azerbaijan will also become an export destination for Armenia in the near future.
On March 11, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin made a phone call to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
Events in neighboring Iran and the continuing war are increasingly affecting not only the military-political situation but also the country’s internal stability.
Azerbaijan has sent humanitarian aid to Iran following a telephone conversation held on March 8 between President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian.
Iran is threatening the Caucasian country’s efforts to boost energy and trade connectivity between Europe and Central Asia.
The drone strike on Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on March 5 has become one of the most serious incidents in relations between Baku and Tehran in recent years.
When a country whose military infrastructure is being destroyed in real time—and whose supreme leader was killed on the very first day of the conflict by an airstrike—starts issuing ultimatums to a sovereign neighbour, it is a clinical picture of a regime in agony, disconnected from reality.
The drone strike against the territory of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, the reaction of President Ilham Aliyev, and the subsequent decisions taken by the Azerbaijani leadership have created noticeable tension within Azerbaijani society.
Azerbaijan navigates a complex geopolitical landscape between Türkiye, Iran, and Israel, pursuing a pragmatic strategy of balance. While maintaining a strategic alliance with Türkiye and deep cooperation with Israel, Baku also seeks to avoid escalation with neighboring Iran. This multi-vector diplomacy allows Azerbaijan to protect its security and regional stability.
Authorities say at least 7 Azerbaijani nationals detained; plot also said to include targeting Jewish community leaders, attack on pipeline servicing Israeli oil imports.
Tehran’s actions were condemned by the leaders of several states.
Azerbaijan is withdrawing its diplomatic personnel from Iran.
The attack by Iranian drones on the territory of Nakhchivan was, strictly speaking, not entirely unexpected given the strikes Iran had already carried out against the territories of states that were not involved in the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.
The Defense Ministry also emphasized that the denial by the General Staff of the Iranian armed forces regarding attacks against Azerbaijan is “absolutely unacceptable.”
Aliyev stated that Azerbaijan will not accept the attack and has already instructed the country’s armed forces to prepare response measures.
The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan has strongly condemned the drone attacks carried out against the territory of the country, stating that these acts of aggression by Iran will not remain unanswered.
Azerbaijan’s foreign policy has long been built on a clear principle: not allowing the country to be drawn into other people’s conflicts, regardless of the potential political dividends such involvement might promise.
The territory of Azerbaijan has been attacked from Iran. There are casualties…
Azerbaijan has demanded urgent explanations from Iran following drone attacks on the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the drone attacks carried out from the territory of Iran.
A drone that reportedly arrived from Iran has fallen on the territory of Azerbaijan near Nakhchivan Airport.
Hostile forces are attempting to discredit Azerbaijan and destabilize the country’s internal situation by exploiting the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.
A shipment of diesel fuel and Russian fertilizers has been dispatched from Azerbaijan to Armenia.
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