According to recently published official data, more than 46,900 Armenian citizens took Russian citizenship last year, and a total of 153,800 Armenians got Russian passports and left the country in 2017-2021, which makes up about 5.2% of Armenia's population.
The Azerbaijani state oil company, SOCAR, has agreed to import additional amounts of natural gas to Turkey amid a cut in the flow from Iran, a senior official of the company has said.
Basim Abdulkareem, General Director of Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC), and his team visited SOCAR AQS’ headquarters in Baku, Azerbaijan. Both companies discussed potential collaborations for drilling.
With all the trouble in the world today it is easy – as many have – to overlook the significance of the peace talks between President Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Pashinyan of Armenia which began in Brussels in December last year.
The Azerbaijani Navy operates a hodgepodge of naval vessels mostly inherited from the Soviet Union after the country achieved independence in 1991.
For the countries in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus, the current crisis between the West and Russia over Ukraine along with the US-Russian dialogue on European security issues are of existential importance in terms of their independent statehood and sovereignty.
"The visit of the Minister of Defense of #Azerbaijan to #Iran was held in a warm and friendly atmosphere", "Ali Alizada, the Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Tehran said in a tweet on Tuesday.
Country is increasing gas supply to meet growing demand due to cold weather and amid reduced flow from Iran following gas cut.
Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception for Azerbaijani Ambassador to Vietnam Anar Imanov on January 26, during which they agreed to boost cooperation in increasing the exchange of delegations and meetings at all levels and training, so as to strengthen bilateral defence ties in line with the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On October 6, 2021, Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov met his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian in Moscow to discuss regional security and economic cooperation, and to address important concerns regarding the crisis in the South Caucasus.
As tensions between Russia and Ukraine continued to rise, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev flew to Kyiv ten days ago (January 14) to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Khazar Farhadov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan in Pakistan, on Tuesday briefed traders about the potential and scope of bilateral trade and investments during his visit to Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI).
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
The agreement was signed by Iranian Deputy Minister of Road and Urban Development Kheirollah Khademi and his Azeri counterpart Rahman Hummatov.
Major General Bagheri met and held talks with the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan Colonel General Zakir Hasanov on Tuesday in Tehran.
Major-General Mohammad Bagheri said in a meeting with Zakir Hasanov, the Defence Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Tuesday.
The first round of negotiations between the special representatives of Turkey and Armenia aimed at normalizing relations was held in Moscow, at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on January 14. Signals regarding the results of the meeting from both sides were primarily positive.
Secretariat of Organization of Turkic States welcomes the decision of Uzbekistan taken unilaterally by its respective law that provides reduction of road fees for Azerbaijani transporters from January 1, 2022, by up to four times depending on the carrying capacity of vehicles (up to 10 tons – 100 USD, from 10 to 20 tons – 150 USD, over 20 tons – 200 USD).
Broken-backed but still wheezing and hissing furiously, the Armenian diaspora has launched a new wave of black PR against Azerbaijan.
In an interview with the German-language Zenit magazine, opposition Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova said she had been in demand in the West when she criticized the Azerbaijani authorities, but they lost interest in her once she voiced her position on the Karabakh conflict.
Azerbaijan aims to transform itself into an “energy hub” exporting not only crude oil and natural gas but also electricity.
American negotiators and foreign policy experts who are skeptical that a deal can be reached should perhaps look at the recent spate of successful agreements between Iran and Azerbaijan—two countries that were only recently at each other’s throats but are now making significant progress towards achieving improved diplomatic relations and mutual material gains.
French politicians, especially the right-wing ones, will forget about Armenia immediately after the presidential election; they just need the votes of the Armenian diaspora right now, says Farid Shafiyev, Chairman of the Board of the Center for Analysis of International Relations.
Azerbaijan and Pakistan can help each other in the food industry. He added that Azerbaijan is looking forward to signing an agreement with Pakistan to introduce low custom duties to import rice, wheat and other edible items, said the Ambassador of Azerbaijan Khazar Farhadov.
