COP29 and the rewriting of earth’s survival narrative

The 29th session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), held on Oct 19, 2025, in Baku, Azerbaijan, marked a milestone in global climate diplomacy. With nearly 56,000 participants, including over 80 Heads of State and Government,...

WHO organizes trainings on assistive products in Shamakhi

Baku, October 29, AZERTAC The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Azerbaijan, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the Administration of the Regional Medical Divisions (TABIB), and the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection...

Azerbaijani leader: Today, unfortunately, the Caspian Sea is facing a number of serious environmental challenges

“Today, unfortunately, the Caspian Sea is facing a number of serious environmental challenges. One of the most pressing problems is the shallowing — the rapid decline in the water level — which poses both ecological and economic threats,”...

Stabilisation efforts in Gaza: UK deploys military officers to Israel

LONDON: A small contingent of British military planning officers has been sent to Israel to join a task force led by the United States to support stabilisation efforts in Gaza, the UK defence ministry said. Gaza mediators - the United States,...

Azerbaijan: 18 October- Day of restoration of independence

Press Release: Today, Azerbaijan marks the 34th anniversary of the restoration of the independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan restored its state independence in the late 20th century after the collapse of the USSR. On 18 October...

Azerbaijan signs new agreements with African countries

Baku, October 17, AZERTAC The 19th Ministerial Meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was held in Kampala, the capital of Uganda on October 15-16. An Azerbaijani delegation led by Samir Sharifov, Deputy Minister of...

Azerbaijan’s deputy minister of agriculture attends World Food Forum 2025 in Italy

Baku, October 17, AZERTAC An Azerbaijani delegation led by Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sarvan Jafarov participated at the 2025 edition of the World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event, kicked off today at the headquarters of the Food and...

world UK deploys small number of military officers to Israel following US request

LONDON — A small contingent of British military planning officers has been sent to Israel to join a task force led by the United States to support stabilisation efforts in Gaza, the UK defence ministry said. Gaza mediators — the United States,...

Baku hosts D-8 Commissioners’ Retreat Meeting

Baku, October 17, AZERTAC On October 16, the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation Commissioners’ Retreat Meeting was held in Baku. Hosted by Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting brought together the D-8 Commissioners of...

Egypt Pushes for the Creation of an International Peacekeeping Force in Gaza

The liveblog has ended. No liveblog updates yet. Load more Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Egypt is stepping up diplomatic efforts to secure, “as soon as possible,” a United Nations Security Council resolution establishing an international...

Armenia welcomes Azerbaijan’s move to lift transit restrictions

Home | All news | Politics | Armenia welcomes Azerbaijan’s move to lift transit restrictions PoliticsTop The Republic of Armenia welcomes the statement by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan regarding the removal of restrictions on the...

Diaspora expectations and Armenia’s 2026 election

In roughly eight months, Armenia will hold its 2026 parliamentary election. The process of winning and allocating seats in the National Assembly can be complicated, but in the parliamentary system of governance, the party that wins the majority of...

Lídia Pereira: Europe’s climate ambition needs a reset

COP30 is around the corner and the world’s climate leaders — and sceptics — are heading to Brazil. Among them will be Portuguese MEP Lídia Pereira, leading the European Parliament’s delegation for the second consecutive year. As a vice-president...

Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited “Alem.ai” International Artificial Intelligence Center in Astana VIDEO

Astana, October 21, AZERTAC On October 21, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the “Alem.ai” International Artificial Intelligence Center in Astana....

Presidents of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan delivered press statements -

On October 21, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, made press statements, APA reports. The President of Kazakhstan made the statement first. Statement by...

Azerbaijan, UAE approve Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

Baku, October 17, AZERTAC Azerbaijan’s Parliament has approved the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The bill on the approval of the “Comprehensive Economic...

Ilham Aliyev: A new era of peace has begun between Azerbaijan and Armenia

A new chapter of peace has opened between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev declared, announcing the removal of all restrictions on cargo transit between the two South Caucasus neighbors. “Today marks the beginning of a...

International Civil Defence Organization and UN Humanitarian Office pledge closer cooperation

Vienna, October 17, AZERTAC Arguj Kalantarli, Secretary-General of the International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO), met with Ramesh Rajasingham, Head and Representative of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs...

Azerbaijan marks 34 years since restoring independence

Today marks 34 years since the restoration of Azerbaijan’s independence, APA reports. On October 18, 1991, at a session of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Constitutional Act “On the State Independence of the Republic of...

Astana hosted second meeting of Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan Supreme Interstate Council -PHOTO-UPDATED

On October 21, the second meeting of the Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan Supreme Interstate Council was held in Astana with the participation of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart...