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“The main goal facing Azerbaijan’s economy today is its diversification. Reforms implemented over the past 20 years have ensured transparency and created a favorable business environment.”

Azerbaijani presidential adviser Hikmet Hajiyev and Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan met Saturday to talk about the ongoing peace process between their countries during a panel at the Doha Forum.

Officials stress economic and strategic value of TRIPP corridor, pointing to eased transit and renewed dialogue as peace momentum builds.

Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, stated that the initialing of the peace treaty between Baku and Yerevan will ensure the legitimacy and the legality, and also the guiding principles of international law in the South Caucasus region.

Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, has sent a letter of thanks to the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.

The Azerbaijani people, with their ancient history of statehood and culture, have repeatedly faced hardship, deportations, and genocides over the past two centuries.

Baku urges greater donor support as over 1M mines remain, and only 20% of contaminated areas have been cleared since 2020.

On 4 December, the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, called the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.

US President Donald Trump has announced a pardon for Texas Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar, who last year was indicted on more than a dozen federal charges related to corruption and money laundering. His wife, Imelda Cuellar, was also included in the amnesty.

An Azerbaijani delegation will visit Türkiye to share its COP29 experience.

Today, the Azerbaijani ASAN xidmət model is being applied in 30 countries.

The European Union is holding talks with the United States, Azerbaijan, and Türkiye on possible participation in the TRIPP project (The Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity), EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said.

The Organization of Turkic States (OTS), long perceived as a regional “cultural club,” positioned itself in 2025 as an effective geopolitical instrument aimed at strengthening the strategic agency of Turkic-speaking nations in Central Asia and the South Caucasus—an evolution with clear implications for reducing Russia’s influence.

Shahin Mustafayev and Mher Grigoryan held a separate exchange of views on issues of mutual interest.

President Ilham Aliyev has accepted the invitation to the Consultative Meeting of Central Asian Leaders, which in 2026 will, for the first time, be held in the “Central Asia and Azerbaijan” format under Turkmenistan’s chairmanship.

The 83rd meeting of the CIS Railway Transport Council concluded in Baku.

Kazakhstan plans to build a new seaport in Aktau, the governor of Mangistau region, Nurdaulet Kilybay said at a government meeting.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has stated that the rising potential and global influence of the Turkic states demand “more ambitious goals, intensified joint efforts, deeper cooperation across all fields, and more flexible mechanisms.”

"Azerbaijan’s and Türkiye’s leading roles in the Turkic world, as well as their deterrent military capabilities, are of exceptional importance."

The First Shusha Forum of Azerbaijani–Turkish analytical centers, organized by the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center), is taking place in the city of Shusha.

Representatives of civil society from Azerbaijan and Armenia have published a list of decisions and understandings reached during meetings held on November 21–22 in Baku as part of the “Bridge of Peace” initiative.

Minister Jabbarov's visit to Israel emphasized the deepening cooperation between Baku and Jerusalem in energy and economy, seeking to unlock Azerbaijan's geo-economic potential and advance stability.