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Azerbaijan, known for its tolerance, is one of the few countries with a large number of minority populations. For many years, diverse ethnic groups have set a good example of coexistence.

The Azerbaijani community in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has thwarted another provocation by the Armenian diaspora and its patrons.

The Vienna Diplomatic Academy in the Austrian capital hosted an international conference on "The South Caucasus at the Crossroads: New Prospects for Regional Cooperation in the Post-Conflict Setting".

In response to an act of vandalism against the monument of Azerbaijani poetess Khurshidbanu Natavan in France, members of the Azerbaijani and Turkish communities are holding a protest on January 13 in the city of Evian-les-Bains.

The decision of the mayor's office of the French city of Evian-les-Bains to remove all signs related to the name "Azerbaijani Square" in the city has caused outrage among the Azerbaijani community living in that country.

State Committee on Work with Diaspora organized a zoom conference on the occasion of December 31st - Day of Solidarity of World Azerbaijanis and New Year under the slogan " “Let’s be united, let’s come together in solidarity!".

The II Forum of Azerbaijani Doctors in Germany has started its work at the Azerbaijani Cultural Center in Berlin. The forum is being held within the "Year of Heydar Aliyev".

Meeting of CER, one of Europe’s most prominent associations of Orthodox rabbis, was to have taken place in Azerbaijan on November 12th.

Chairman of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora Fuad Muradov received Samuel Kligeri, director for Eurasian Affairs of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), and Yakov Abramov, head of the “Caucasian Jewish Cultural Center”.

The forum is being held within the Year of Heydar Aliyev with the joint support of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Organization of Turkic States.

World Azerbaijanis issued a statement regarding local anti-terrorism measures initiated by the Azerbaijani army in the Karabakh economic region:

The Rabbinical Centre's message calls for an immediate cessation of the use of Holocaust-related phrases and terminology in Armenian political discourse.

Dutch essayist, educator, author of the book on the Khojaly genocide Henri Van Rens spoke out in support of the peaceful rally of the Azerbaijani community of that country in front of the Palace of Justice in The Hague.

Rabbi Isayev also made mention of the Jewish community’s pain in light of the smear campaign conducted against the Azerbaijani government for the “starving to death of thousands of Armenians,” and its comparison to the Holocaust.

Nakhchivan, a city steeped in history, currently plays host to a pivotal gathering aimed at reinforcing the ties between Azerbaijanis living abroad and their homeland.

The "Twinned Karabakh Schools" project by the Fund for Support to Azerbaijani Diaspora has been launched in Switzerland.

A Jewish Cultural Center will be constructed in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku near the city's main synagogue, Azerbaijani officials announced on Thursday.

Historically, Azerbaijan is home to three distinct Jewish communities with the country devoid of antisemitism.

The Chappell Hill based Sancar Turkish Cultural and Community Center hosted a meeting of the Azerbaijani community members living in North Carolina and an art exhibition “Azerbaijan - My Land, My Soul” dedicated to our country.

We are very surprised and disappointed by the July 28, 2023 statement by Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić on the issue of supplies for the Armenian population of the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.

The first stage of the Smart Village project was inaugurated in the village of Agaly in Zangilan District on May 27, 2022. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva attended the ceremony and talked to Azerbaijani doctors providing services to the population through the Salam Doktor virtual platform.

Azerbaijan's leadership has begun a policy of outreach to world Jewish leaders, continuing a centuries-old tradition of brotherly relations.

Though Azerbaijan is a majority Muslim country, it is secular, with a tolerance and coexistence dogma. Respecting the faith of the individual is a local cultural ethos.

Threats posed by Armenian landmine terror in Azerbaijan’s liberated territories continue. The number of landmine victims in Azerbaijan has increased to 303 since the end of the war in 2020.