Pashinyan welcomes beginning of trade with Azerbaijan, says border with Turkey will open soon

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Azerbaijan and Iran to strengthen customs cooperation

Today, Chairman of the State Customs Committee, Lieutenant General of the Customs Service Shahin Bagirov, met with the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Azerbaijan, Mojtaba Demirchilu, APA-Economics reports. The meeting discussed the...

Armenia to shorten mandatory military service to 1.5 years

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Slop Check: No, Georgia Did Not Host ‘Fake’ Election Observers

Man, those Georgians just cannot catch a break, can they? Having been blasted for siding with Russia after their general election in 2024, progressive outlets are now accusing the nation of hosting ‘fake’ observers for their local elections this...

Azerbaijan ends all trade restrictions with Armenia, Aliyev says

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Dnata and Silk Way Group launched aviation hub in Azerbaijan

Dnata, a leading global air and travel services provider, has signed a joint venture agreement with Azerbaijan’s Silk Way Group to establish ground handling and cargo operations at the new airport, Alat International Airport, in the Alat Free...

Azerbaijani tax official elected to OECD’s top global taxation expert group

An employee of the International Taxation and Tax Monitoring Department of the State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy, Ceyhun Ismayilov, has been elected as a member of the OECD Inclusive Framework’s Expert Group on Base Erosion and...

Azerbaijan ends restrictions on cargo transit to Armenia

BAKU Azerbaijan has officially removed all barriers to cargo transit to Armenia, President Ilham Aliyev announced on Oct. 21, marking a significant step in improving ties between the two neighbors after nearly four decades of tension. Aliyev told...

Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan documents exchanged in Astana

A ceremony for the exchange of Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan documents took place on Tuesday in Astana. The ceremony was attended by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, News.Az reports, citing AZERTAC....

UK joins US-led Gaza task force with limited military deployment

Published on: October 22, 2025 4:03 PM The United Kingdom has deployed a small number of military planning officers to Israel to join a US-led task force aimed at supporting stabilisation efforts in Gaza, the Defence Ministry confirmed. The...

Reza Deghati visits Baku to mark 5th anniversary of Victory Day

Renowned photographer Reza Deghati has visited Baku to commemorate the 5th anniversary of Azerbaijan's victory in the 44-day Second Garabagh War, Azernews reports. During his trip, Deghati's photographs of Azerbaijan, with a special focus on the...

EU Special Representative encouraged by Azerbaijan's lifting of transit restrictions to Armenia

NEWS » Politics » EU Special Representative encouraged by Azerbaijan's lifting of transit restrictions to Armenia Magdalena Grono, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, expressed her encouragement over...

Azerbaijani Deputy FM attends EU ministerial meeting in Luxembourg

Baku, October 21, AZERTAC An Azerbaijani delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Yalchin Rafiyev participated in the EU-organized Ministerial Meeting on Cross-regional Security and Connectivity in Luxembourg. The meeting featured sessions on...

Azerbaijani NGOs hold Cooperation Forum in Khankendi [PHOTOS]

On October 20, 2025, the official opening ceremony of the Azerbaijani Non-Governmental Organizations Cooperation Forum, dedicated to the Year of the Constitution and Sovereignty, took place at the Khankendi Congress Center, Azernews reports....

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan explore prospects for cooperation in digitalization and innovation

Baku, October 21, AZERTAC Rashad Nabiyev, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Digital Development and Transport, met with Minister of Transport of Kazakhstan Nurlan Sauranbayev and Advisor to the President of Kazakhstan Assel Zhanassova in Astana. The...

Azerbaijani pavilion wins German Design Award in Osaka [PHOTOS]

Azerbaijani pavilion has won the German Design Award in the "Excellent Architecture / Fair and Exhibition" category at Expo 2025 held in Osaka, Japan, Azernews reports. Established in 2012 and internationally renowned, this prestigious award is...

Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan documents exchanged

Astana, October 21, AZERTAC On October 21, a ceremony for the exchange of Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan documents took place in Astana, with the participation of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Republic of...

New Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan deal aims to boost SME services and innovation

As part of the Azerbaijan–Kazakhstan Business Forum held in Astana, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Small and Medium Business Development Agency of Azerbaijan (SMBDA /KOBİA) and Kazakhstan’s Foreign Trade Chamber. The...

Baku, Astana boost Eurasian trade with Middle Corridor Development

On October 21, the joint project “Middle Corridor Development” under the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route was presented with the participation of President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan....

Azerbaijan’s reserves set to rise to $11.9 bln by year-end, IMF forecasts

Azerbaijan’s reserves set to rise to $11.9 bln by year-end, IMF forecasts 21 October 2025 15:39 (UTC+04:00) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects that the Central Bank of Azerbaijan’s (CBA) foreign exchange reserves will total $11.9...