Politics

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov received South African Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Alvin Botes in Baku, Azernews reports. At the meeting, the two men discussed issues on the agenda of bilateral and multilateral cooperation, developments unfolding in the region and world as well as current challenges. Jeyhun …

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defense Industry Madat Guliyev has met with President of Turkiye’s Defense Industry Agency Ismail Demir on the sidelines of the “Saha Expo-2022” Defense and Aerospace Exhibition. During the meeting, the sides discussed the current state of development and prospects for further enhancement of cooperation, as well as …

“I must state that we want to increase the capacity of Baku International Sea Trade Port from 15 million to 25 million tons. All the instructions have already been given and the funds will be allocated. Therefore, there should be close coordination between Georgia and Azerbaijan in the field of …

The Azerbaijani servicemen have completed naval drills at the Focha Naval Base in Izmir, Turkiye, Azernews reports, citing the Defense Ministry. The tactical drills were organized under the action plan for military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkiye. The participants successfully fulfilled all the assigned tasks, the ministry said. The duties …

The internet portal of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s “Stav” magazine has published an article highlighting the importance of implementation of Azerbaijan’s Zangazur corridor project. Headlined “Ilham Aliyev: Zangazur corridor will turn Caucasus into trade hub”, the article quoted Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev as saying during his message to participants of the …

“Regarding the sending of “an OSCE needs assessment mission” by the Secretariat of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to Armenia, it should be noted that the issue of sending such a mission was never discussed by any collective decision-making body of the OSCE, and as a …

President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan recently stated that the decisions on the Karabakh issue will not satisfy the wishes of the Armenian side since the geopolitical and regional situation has changed. “Really, difficult times have come. Now everything has entered a decisive stage. This concerns the existence of the Republic …

According to the training plan for 2022, a competition for the title of best battalion commander was held in the Land Forces, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense told AZERTAC. The theoretical knowledge of the commanders of motorized rifle and operations commando battalions on the guidance documents, as well as their skills in …

The joint exercises held at the Aksaz Naval Base in Marmaris city, Turkiye, with the participation of underwater attack and underwater defense units of special naval battalions of the Azerbaijan Naval Forces and units of the Turkish Naval Special Forces have ended, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense told AZERTAC. “During the exercises, …

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on appointing Rahman Mustafayev Azerbaijani Ambassador to the Netherlands, Trend reports on October 17. Following another decree signed by the head of state, Rahman Mustafayev was recalled from the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to France, the Holy See and the Principality …