Nov 18, 2024 · Azerbaijan increased its defense and national security budget for 2025 amid the extensive military buildup in neighboring Armenia. The two nations were locked in one of the world’s most protracted conflicts from 1991 to 2020, when an open war broke out resulting in Azerbaijan reclaiming its territorial integrity and marking an end to the conflict.

Nov 22, 2024 · During the high-level Ministerial Roundtable on the Sustainable and Digital Middle Corridor at COP29 this week, significant growth in freight traffic along the Middle Corridor was highlighted, underscoring the route’s expanding role in East-West transportation.

3 days ago · The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan summoned Seyyed Jafar Aghayi Marian, the Chargé d’Affaires of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Azerbaijan, to deliver Baku’s formal protest against the recent anti-Azerbaijani campaign in Iranian media. The ministry expressed concern over media ...

Nov 18, 2024 · Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan signed a strategic partnership agreement for green energy development and transmission. The agreement came during the World Leaders Climate Action Summit at COP29 in Baku. Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev heralded the agreement last Wednesday as a milestone for regional ...

4 days ago · Your daily guide in Caspian Region. Tasnim News Agency. Some 1,000 drones were officially handed over in a ceremony attended by the Iranian Army's Commander-in-Chief Maj Gen Abdolrahim Mousavi and Defense Minister Brig Gen Aziz Nasirzadeh, on January 13, 2025.

Oct 15, 2024 · January 29, 2025. Azerbaijan has doubled its natural gas supplies to Bulgaria in 2024, reaching 2 billion cubic meters.

4 days ago · The Syrian government has reportedly terminated an agreement with Russian company Stroytransgaz, ending its management of the Tartus seaport. The deal, signed in 2019, was set to last 49 years. It was abruptly nullified, signaling a major change in the country's political and economic landscape ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Russia and Uzbekistan signed on Wednesday a military strategic partnership agreement set to run through 2030, demonstrating Moscow’s efforts to strengthen relations with the most populous nation in Central Asia amid increasing isolation from the West.. The agreement was signed on January 22 during Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov’s visit to Tashkent.

Nov 9, 2024 · Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed openness to dialogue with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump regarding the ongoing Ukraine conflict.. Addressing the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, President Putin indicated that Moscow would welcome discussions, particularly if Kyiv and Western allies demonstrate a real commitment to a peaceful resolution.

3 days ago · Your daily guide in Caspian Region. Azerbaijan Railways. The first export block train from Azerbaijan to China via the Middle Corridor in 2024