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Azerbaijan Calls in Russian Ambassador Amid Escalating Tensions
(MENAFN) Azerbaijan escalated tensions with Russia on Wednesday by summoning Ambassador Mikhail Yevdokimov to Baku, following the deadly raid in Yekaterinburg late last month, which claimed the lives of two Azerbaijani nationals while in custody....

Erdogan Calls for Restraint Amid Escalating Russia-Azerbaijan Tensions
(MENAFN) President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Türkiye has called for calm between Russia and Azerbaijan, as tensions between the two nations continue to escalate. Speaking to reporters aboard his return flight from Azerbaijan, Erdogan emphasized...

Concerns Mount Over Azerbaijan’s Use of UFC Baku Debut to Cover Up Genocide
Armenian National Committee of America Urges UFC to Speak Out Against Azerbaijan’s War Crimes and Human Rights Abuses WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, June 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) decision to make its...

“Azerbaijan Coca-Cola Bottlers” LLC’s new production facility opened in Ismayilli
AZERBAIJAN, May 26 - From Igor Babushkin, Governor of the Astrakhan Region of the Russian Federation His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Esteemed Ilham Heydarovich, Please allow me to express my respect and...

Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, held a telephone conversation with Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
AZERBAIJAN, June 7 - 07 June 2025, 14:50 On June 7, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, held a telephone conversation with Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif...

Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the establishment of the Organizing Committee for the 13th session of the United Nations World Urban Forum (WUF13)
AZERBAIJAN, June 5 - Guided by Article 109, paragraph 32 of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and with the aim of ensuring the organization and hosting of the 13th session of the United Nations World Urban Forum (WUF13), I hereby...

Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, held a telephone conversation with Masoud Pezeshkian, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
AZERBAIJAN, June 4 - 04 June 2025, 21:42 On June 4, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, held a telephone conversation with Masoud Pezeshkian, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Iranian President extended his...

Azerbaijan, Vietnam exchanged signed documents
AZERBAIJAN, May 7 - A document exchange ceremony between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam was held on May 7, with the participation of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and General Secretary of the Central...

Summit of Azerbaijani President, Turkish President, and Pakistani Prime Minister started in Lachin
AZERBAIJAN, May 28 - A Summit with the participation of Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Türkiye, and Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of...

Congratulatory letter from Igor Babushkin, Governor of the Astrakhan Region of the Russian Federation, to Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva, First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on the occasion of 28 May – Independence Day
AZERBAIJAN, May 23 - 23 May 2025, 16:25 Esteemed Mehriban Arif gizi, I would like to express my deep respect and extend my sincere congratulations to you on the occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan. This holiday unites...

Baku hosted Azerbaijan-Iran business forum
AZERBAIJAN, April 28 - An Azerbaijan-Iran business forum was held at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku on April 28. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Masoud Pezeshkian, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, attended...

Azerbaijan and Iran exchanged the signed documents
AZERBAIJAN, April 28 - On April 28th, a ceremony was held to exchange documents signed between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Islamic Republic of Iran, with the participation of Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, and Masoud Pezeshkian,...

Azerbaijan and China signed Joint Statement on Establishment of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
AZERBAIJAN, April 23 - The “Joint Statement on the Establishment of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the People’s Republic of China” was signed in Beijing on April 23 during the state visit of President...

Azerbaijan and China signed documents in Beijing
AZERBAIJAN, April 23 - On April 23, a ceremony for the signing of documents between Azerbaijan and China was held in Beijing, with the participation of Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Xi Jinping, President of the...

Xi travels to Moscow to take part in Russia's Victory Day celebrations
(MENAFN) Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to Moscow to take part in Russia's Victory Day celebrations, marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's triumph in World War II, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Wednesday....

Azerbaijani and Georgian Presidents hold expanded meeting over luncheon
AZERBAIJAN, April 16 - From Ahmed El-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Your Excellency, I extend my congratulations and best wishes to you on the occasion of the holy...

Ilham Aliyev attended inauguration of “Khojaly" substation and Digital Control Center owned by “Azerishig” OJSC
AZERBAIJAN, May 9 - 09 May 2025, 14:40 On May 9, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the inauguration of the “Khojaly" substation and the Digital Control Center owned by “Azerishig” Open Joint Stock Company. Vugar...

Joint press statements of leaders of Azerbaijan and Vietnam
AZERBAIJAN, May 7 - Statement by President Ilham Aliyev - Dear Mr. General Secretary, Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, Dear Mr. General Secretary, allow me to welcome you to Azerbaijan again! Your visit is of great importance for the...

Leaders of Azerbaijan and Vietnam made press statements
AZERBAIJAN, May 7 - On May 7, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and To Lam, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, delivered press statements. The President of...

Not just a sad story: Asmar’s journey toward healing through psychosocial support in Azerbaijan
“I had a special bond with my father,” she says softly. “He was the one who told me bedtime stories – even when I was older. We did everything together.” That chapter came to a heartbreaking end when, just 20 days after her elder sister lost her...