Arrivals from Russia, Ukraine in Azerbaijan exceed 2 million since 2022 war

From March 2022 to July 2025, more than 2.1 million Russian and Ukrainian citizens traveled to Azerbaijan, according to the State Statistics Committee, Azernews reports. The data shows that 2,067,278 of the arrivals were Russian citizens, while...

Türkiye says Azerbaijan's SOCAR planning $7B petrochemical investment

Azerbaijani state energy giant SOCAR is planning a petrochemical investment of approximately $7 billion in Türkiye, a top official said on Wednesday, cementing its role as the country’s largest foreign investor. "We are pleased to learn that,...

Baku Hosts Final Day Of Innovation Program Across Azerbaijan's Regions (PHOTO) (Update)

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 20.​ The final day of the presentation of an innovation program implemented in Azerbaijan's regions is taking place in Baku, Trend reports. The event is attended by Chairman of the Board of the...

Azerbaijan Reports Major Maritime Cargo Trade In 7M2025

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 20.​ Azerbaijan transported cargo worth $1.3 billion, totaling 1.4 million tons, via maritime routes from January through June 2025. Data obtained by Trend from the State Customs Committee...

Ambassador Fergus Auld: UK values Azerbaijan as an important security partner in a complex region -

His Excellency Mr. Fergus Auld, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Republic of Azerbaijan, has given an interview to APA Agency. – How do you assess the political,...

British Ambassador: Peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia represents a transformative moment for the South Caucasus region

The UK welcomes the significant progress in Azerbaijan-Armenia negotiations and recognises this as a historic opportunity for lasting regional peace, said His Excellency Mr. Fergus Auld, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United...

Foreign Ministries of Azerbaijan and Spain to hold political consultations in Baku soon

Political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan and Spain will be held in Baku in the near future, APA reports. It was stated during a phone conversation between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun...

British Minister of State to visit Azerbaijan

The United Kingdom’s Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Stephen Doughty, will pay a visit to Azerbaijan, said Fergus Auld, Ambassador Extraordinary and...

Foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Cyprus hold phone call

A phone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus, Constantinos Kombos, MFA told APA. During the call, the Cypriot...

Video: 3 Saudi men arrested for mocking cemetery in Azerbaijan

ALBAWABA - Three Saudi Arabian tourists recently sparked outrage on social media after filming themselves mocking a Martyrs' cemetery in Baku, Azerbaijan. This led to the arrest of all three individuals by Azerbaijani authorities, and they are...

The CIS ‘welcomes’ Washington peace declaration between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Armenia refuses to sign CIS agreements at summit in Russia Armenia has refused to endorse two statements adopted at the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) held in Moscow. The meeting was attended by...

Stronger oil prices give boost to Azerbaijan’s budget in first half of year

Stronger oil prices give boost to Azerbaijan’s budget in first half of year 20 August 2025 13:24 (UTC+04:00) In the first six months of 2025, Azerbaijani crude oil continued to perform strongly on global markets, bringing in revenues above the...

Azerbaijan defence minister calls on air chief

Published on: August 20, 2025 5:00 AM A high-level defence delegation led by Mr. Agil Gurbanov, Deputy Minister & Director General of Defence, Azerbaijan called on Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air...

The Armenia-Azerbaijan deal: Painful concession, unfinished business

Armenia has ceded to Azerbaijan something that no country with an exclave has ever obtained in history: unimpeded land access through the sovereign territory of another state. Imagine a special road granting the United States unimpeded passage to...

Rubio and Fidan discussed the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had a telephone conversation. They discussed regional issues, including the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The US State Department reported this. “Rubio and...

Pakistan, Azerbaijan agree to boost defence collaboration

ISLAMABAD - A high-level defence delegation led by Mr. Agil Gurbanov, Deputy Minister and Director General of Defence, Azerbaijan, called on Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force at Air...

Russia will not dare to open second front against Azerbaijan because  of the Turkish factor - ex-FM of Azerbaijani

ArmInfo. Russia will not dare to open a second front against Azerbaijan. This was stated by former Foreign Minister Tofik Zulfugarov, according to Azerbaijani media. The former head of the Foreign Ministry assured that "after the failures in...

Azerbaijan and Turkey to acquire Russia’s refinery in Bulgaria

Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR, together with Turkey’s Cengiz Holding, is forming a consortium to negotiate the purchase of Lukoil’s oil refinery in Burgas, Bulgaria. According to information obtained by haqqin.az from two independent...

People fishing in Azerbaijan's Gobustan caught in landslide: 1 dead, 1 injured

France names new ambassador to Azerbaijan

France's new ambassador to Azerbaijan Sophie Lagoutte France has appointed Sophie Lagoutte as its new ambassador to Azerbaijan. The announcement was made by France's Embassy in Azerbaijan, News.Az reports. Ambassador Lagoutte also shared a post on...