Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu highlighted on Friday the importance that the European Union attaches to the countries in its Eastern Neighbourhood, as well as the EU interest in an increased involvement in the region, including in order to solve prolonged conflicts, in talks in Baku with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and with head of Azerbaijani diplomacy Jeyhun Bayramov.
Ever since the end of the latest round of Armenian-Azerbaijani fighting last year and the insertion of Russian peacekeepers in Qarabagh, Azerbaijanis have been talking about the possibility of the establishment of Turkish bases on their territory to balance Moscow and ensure Azerbaijan’s independence of action.
Armenia’s embattled prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, managed to overcome the fallout of a disastrous defeat in last year’s war with Azerbaijan to win a landslide victory in a parliamentary election on June 20.
Baku-based Silk Way West Airlines is looking to enter the global pharmaceutical market after it was awarded Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification.
Although Russia’s Caspian Flotilla remains the dominant naval force on the Caspian, it is not the only one that matters anymore. All four other littoral states—Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan—have been building up their own naval presences, particularly since various intra-regional disputes over access to oil and natural gas resources and infrastructure remain lively.
Socar Polymer has introduced two new impact copolymer PP (ICP) grades suitable for rigid, thin-wall packaging.
Armenian troops on Thursday targeted Azerbaijani positions, according to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.
Turkey’s natural gas costs are set to decrease, State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic’s (SOCAR) Turkey CEO Zaur Gahramanov said Thursday as his company pledged to increase investments in the country.
During the exercises, the skills of commanders and staff in organizing combat activity and managing forces in battle were improved. The goal was achieved and the tasks were successfully completed. The Petya class frigate ARG Gusar participated in these tactical exercises.
The Saudi-Azeri Parliamentary Friendship Committee at the Shoura Council, headed by Dr. Fayez bin Abdullah Al-Shahri, held a video conference meeting with its peer in Azerbaijan headed by chairperson of the action group of the Azeri-Saudi parliamentary relations at the National Assembly of Azerbaijan Fatma Yildirim, in the presence of members of the Shoura Council representing the parliamentary friendship committee.
Petrofac, in a joint venture (JV) with the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), has secured a new contract valued at around $25 million to support the Azeri Central East (ACE) project operated by BP in Azerbaijan.
Under a military cooperation agreement signed between Azerbaijan and Turkey, joint tactical and special drills of the Nakhchivan garrison troops and the Turkish armed forces were held from June 21 to 23 in Nakhchivan, Azernews reported.
Turkish unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are becoming popular strategic assets and affordable military modernization solutions on the international arms market.
On June 15, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid an official visit to Karabakh to meet with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, thus becoming the first foreign leader to visit the region following last year’s 44-day war.
Turkey has ramped up talks with other countries over securing a currency swap agreement and a deal with Azerbaijan looks likely to be the first achieved, four Turkish sources with knowledge on the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
Azerbaijan and Turkey on Wednesday lauded Pakistan for the role it has played in promoting peace in the region, especially the country’s efforts for peace in Afghanistan.
The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Baku, Seyed Abbas Mousavi said Wednesday that as many as 20 Iranian prisoners were handed over to the Iranian official at Astara border crossing.
The traditional geopolitical boundaries that have defined the South Caucasus in the post-Cold War era are shifting as the region becomes increasingly connected to the eastern Mediterranean and wider Middle East.
At the Summer Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) currently taking place in Strasbourg, the Armenian delegation is making further attempts to push this organization to adopt anti-Azerbaijani resolutions.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa Wednesday said the emerging geo-strategic paradigm in the region necessitated Pakistan and Azerbaijan to have close cooperation and collective response against common challenges.
The top diplomats also touched upon topical issues regarding bilateral relations, regional and international agendas.
The European Union, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the State Agency on Vocational Education (SAVE) of Azerbaijan have conducted a series of trainings for future vocational education managers.
Azerbaijani President highlighted the potential for the further development of bilateral trade ties. “The foundation of our friendship was laid in due time by Nursultan Nazarbayev and Heydar Aliyev.
The visit will convey the EU’s support to the three countries also in the context of the preparation for the Eastern Partnership summit
