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The posts appeared amid renewed Iranian and pro-Iranian claims that Azerbaijan is being used as a platform for Israeli operations against Iran.

In January–May of 2026, Azerbaijan generated nearly 51.784 billion manats (just over $30.46 billion) worth of gross domestic product (GDP), Report informs, citing the country’s State Statistical Committee. According to the latest data, the figure is almost unchanged compared to the same period last year. Over the past year, the value of the country’s oil and gas […]

The average nominal monthly wage of hired employees in Azerbaijan increased by 6.5% in January–April 2026 compared to the same period last year, reaching 1,172 manats ($690). According to Report, citing the State Statistics Committee, higher wages were recorded in mining, financial and insurance activities, information and communication technologies, professional, scientific and technical activities, as well […]

Conveys his best wishes for continued peace, prosperity for people of Azerbaijan

ISLAMABAD - Secretary-General of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation Ambassador Sohail Mahmood undertook his first official visit to Azerbaijan since assuming office in January 2026, participating in the 13th Session of the World Urban Forum 13 and the D-8 High-Level Energy and Urban Dialogue held in Baku from May 17 to.

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif met Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov and discussed expanding bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, urban development, agriculture, logistics, tourism and infrastructure.

Pakistan and Azerbaijan have agreed to enhance cooperation across multiple sectors including trade, investment, urban development, agriculture, tourism, infrastructure and energy.

Ukraine is ready to share with Azerbaijan its experience in operating air defense systems gained during the war against Russia in order to strengthen the country’s air defense capabilities.

Pakistan, Azerbaijan reaffirm strong ties

Azerbaijan and BP have discussed further areas of cooperation, Azerbaijani Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov said in a post on X. “Together with President of SOCAR, Rovshan Najaf, we met with Meg O’Neill, the new CEO of BP. We shared our views on the company’s global business operations, its long-term fruitful cooperation with Azerbaijan, and the energy […]

Azerbaijan believes it is possible to double its gas supplies to the EU, but this requires new investments in expanding production and supply infrastructure, Elchin Amirbayov, the Azerbaijani President’s Representative on Special Assignments, said in an interview with the Italian portal Formiche.net . He noted that this idea is not new: “When European Commission President […]

During a visit to Azerbaijan by a Ukrainian delegation led by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Baku donated five passenger buses to Ukraine as humanitarian aid.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that Ukraine is ready to hold talks with Russia in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan ready to supply LNG to Pakistan

Azerbaijan’s state energy company SOCAR is ready to supply liquefied ​natural gas (LNG) to Pakistan as soon ‌as it receives a request from Islamabad, the company told Reuters on Tuesday, ​as Islamabad seeks spot cargoes to ​ease a growing energy shortfall. SOCAR said a ⁠framework agreement signed in 2025 ​between SOCAR Trading and Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) allows ​the Pakistani buyer to purchase LNG cargoes directly under an accelerated procedure. “SOCAR is ready to ​provide LNG to Pakistan as ​soon as PLL submits a corresponding request,” the ‌company ⁠said in response to Reuters questions. SOCAR did not say whether such a request had already been made, when a ​first delivery ​could ⁠take place, or whose LNG would be supplied under the ​agreement. Pakistan, which relies heavily on ​gas ⁠for its energy needs, remains vulnerable to declining domestic production and swings ⁠in ​global LNG prices amid ​the supply disruptions related to the US-Israeli war on Iran. Facing criticism over loadshedding even before t...

The Iranian-run network had allegedly planned attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets in Azerbaijan. Senior IRGC commanders who headed the network were recently killed in Israeli airstrikes during the Iran war, Israel said

ISLAMABAD - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, on Saturday, held a productive discussion on regional developments.

Ukrainian law enforcement authorities have extradited to Azerbaijan a native of Hajigabul who took part in combat operations with Russian military units.

Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister (DPM/FM), Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, held a meeting that day with the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, on the sidelines of the Consultative Ministerial Meeting in Riyadh.

A delegation led by Rovshan Najaf, President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), participated in the US–Azerbaijan Trade and Business Conference, Report informs, citing the SOCAR. The conference held in Washington focused on strengthening the strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and the United States, including expanding economic cooperation and enhancing trade relations. Within the […]