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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 […]

Azerbaijan intends to boost its gas output, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said during a joint press statement with European Council President António Costa, according to Report. President Ilham Aliyev noted that the growth in the country”s gas production will be supported, in part, by the start of extraction at new fields. He noted that in 2-3 years, if everything […]

The cluster bomb that killed Amid Murtuzov and Rustam Gulomov in Yehud has shaken their families, who migrated from Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan to build a better life in Israel. Each man was the anchor for his family: 'Everyone here is in so much pain, because we're here because of him'

Baku said ⁠an investigation found two Iranian citizens and an Azerbaijani national had colluded to bring over seven kilograms of the C-4 explosive into Azerbaijan on ⁠the instructions of Iran's Revolutionary Guards

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday during a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev condemned, in the strongest terms, the drone attacks on Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan yesterday that targeted innocent civilians.

Pakistan expressed “serious concern” on Thursday on recent attacks targeting Azerbaijan and Turkiye, calling for restraint and emphasising the need for dialogue and diplomacy. The calls comes against the backdrop of an ongoing war between Iran and the US and Israel, which has expanded across the Middle East with Tehran targeting US bases and assets in other countries and Tel Aviv targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon. On Thursday, a drone struck an airport building in Azerbaijan’s exclave of Nakhichevan and exploded. Two people were injured in the incident, for which Azerbaijan held Iran responsible, but Iran has denied involvement in the incident and blames Israel. On Wednesday, Turkiye summoned the Iranian ambassador after a missile — apparently targeting a Cyprus base — landed in Turkish territory. Iran’s armed forces have also denied firing any missile towards Turkiye. Following the two incidents, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement that Pakistan expressed “serious concern” over the recent attacks target...

Ukraine has condemned Iran's strike on Azerbaijan, calling it a continuation of Tehran's reckless attacks against countries in the Middle East and Europe.

Azerbaijan condemns strike on Nakhchivan airport and summons Iran's ambassador, warning it reserves the right to retaliate; Iran denies targeting the country

The inaugural Board of Peace meeting came under discussion during a phone call between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov. In a post on the social media platform X, the Foreign Office said DPM Dar spoke to Bayramov while in London. “The two leaders discussed bilateral cooperation, regional and international developments, including the inaugural Board of Peace meeting in Washington, which they both attended,” the FO said. Both countries are among the founding members of the Board of Peace, which came together after the Trump administration, teaming up with Qatar and Egypt, negotiated a ceasefire in October to halt two years of devastating Israeli onslaught in Gaza. The plan’s second phase calls for the disarmament of Hamas. US President Donald Trump on Thursday promised $10 billion and five Muslim-majority nations — Morocco, Albania, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, and Kosovo — offered funding and troops for Gaza at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting...

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The naval chiefs of Pakistan and Azerbaijan have pledged to strengthen their existing bilateral defence relationship, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday. Islamabad and Baku maintain robust defence cooperation. In 2024, Azer­bai­jan signed a massive $1.6 billion deal with Pakistan to acquire JF-17 Block III fighter jets, developed by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and China’s Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group. According to a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf met with Commander Azerbaijan Naval Forces (ANF) Rear Admiral Shahin Mammadov, at the Naval Headquarters in Islamabad today, where the two leaders “pledged to further strengthen and diversify the scope of [the] existing bilateral defence relationship”. The two, during the meeting, also “discussed matters of mutual interest, regional maritime security situation, and avenues for enhanced cooperation in training and defence”. The Azeri naval commander, upon arrival at the headqua...

The authorities of the Republic of Azerbaijan have dispatched another shipment of humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

Azerbaijan has no intention of sending a contingent of its troops to take part in peacekeeping operations outside its borders, including in Gaza, President Ilham Aliyev said late on Monday. Aliyev, interviewed by Azeri television channels, said Azerbaijan had been in contact with Donald Trump’s US administration with a list of questions about the operation of a peacekeeping force in Gaza, the proposed International Stabilisation Force (ISF). “We prepared a questionnaire of more than 20 questions and provided it to the American side. No participation in peacekeeping forces is envisaged,” Aliyev said. “I am not considering participation in hostilities outside Azerbaijan at all.” An Azeri government source had said last November that Azerbaijan would provide no troops for such an operation unless there was a complete halt to fighting between Israel and Hamas. Meanwhile, diplomats involved in the discussions told Dawn on Monday that despite deep reservations and fears of domestic backlash, most Muslim-majority co...

Pakistan and Azerbaijan have agreed to finalise an investment framework aimed at facilitating Azerbaijani capital inflows into Pakistan, marking a new phase in bilateral economic cooperation between the two countries.

Thanks to its ties with Turkey and Israel, Azerbaijan was considered an ideal country to take part in the U.S.-led international stabilization force for the Gaza Strip. However, Haaretz has learned that it tends to lean away from Gaza or from committing to the Abraham Accords

BP is negotiating the transfer of operator functions in the Baku–Supsa and Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipelines to the respective government authorities of Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Türkiye. According to Report, BP Azerbaijan confirmed the talks in response to an inquiry. The company noted that, under existing pipeline management agreements, the operator role for export oil and […]

Since its commissioning up to November 1, 2025, the Umid field in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea has produced about 12.7 billion cubic meters of natural gas and 1.9 million tons of condensate, citing the Energy Ministry of Azerbaijan. The average daily production at the field is close to 7 million cubic meters […]

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday held a bilateral meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the Presidential Palace in Baku, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office. The statement added that Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir was also present in the meeting. The prime minister arrived in Baku earlier today for a two-day official visit to Azerbaijan at Aliyev’s invitation, where he will attend the country’s Victory Day ceremony. Victory Day is observed to “commemorate the historic victory in the 44-day-long Karabakh Liberation War against Armenia”, according to the PM’s Office. PM Shehbaz, accompanied by Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, was received at Heydar Aliyev International Airport by First Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Yagub Eyyubov, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Fariz Razayev, Pakistani Ambassador to Azerbaijan Qasim Mohiuddin and diplomatic staff. The statement read: “The prime minister thanked the President of Azerbaijan for ex...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will pay a one-day visit to Azerbaijan on Saturday to attend the country’s Victory Day celebrations, diplomatic sources confirmed on Monday.