MOSCOW (AA) – A survivor of Wednesday’s Azerbaijan Airlines crash claims that the plane’s pilots tried to land in Grozny, Chechnya, three times, followed by an explosion outside the plane, according to an audio recording shared by Russian TV channel RT. Subkhankul Rahimov said that something exploded on the third landing attempt and that...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has expressed Baku’s appreciation for the EU’s mediation in peace negotiations between his country and neighboring Armenia. A statement by the Azerbaijani presidency said that Aliyev held talks with visiting EU Council President Charles Michel in the country’s capital, during which...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UN has called on global leaders to prioritize climate action and financial reform, emphasizing the economic and human cost of inaction. “An ambitious climate finance goal is not charity—it’s self-interest for every nation,” Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Azerbaijan has signed a contract to buy JF-17 Block-III fighter jets from Pakistan, an official statement said. The procurement of JF-17 aircraft “will bolster the airpower capabilities of Azerbaijan,” the Pakistani military said in a statement. It is part of Islamabad’s “efforts to enhance defens...
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AA) – Azerbaijan has invited Armenia to the 29th UN climate change conference (COP29) to be held in Baku in November. “We have the infrastructure to host approximately 40,000 guests in one day. Invitations were sent to all the heads of states in the world. More than 50 heads of states and governments […]
Moscow, Russia – AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on Sunday for a two-day state visit, Russian news agencies reported. Russian television broadcast images of the Russian president’s plane as it arrived in Baku in the evening. His visit to the Caucasus country, a close partner of Moscow...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Azerbaijan has slammed France for signing a contract to sell CAESAR self-propelled howitzers to Armenia. “The fact that France, despite the warnings of the Azerbaijani side, has supplied Armenia with lethal and assault artillery installations and other types of weapons is further evidence of France’s provocative activitie...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Azerbaijan has announced that the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Karabakh has completed its withdrawal from the region. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said in a statement that the contingent’s personnel, weapons and equipment have all left the country. In April, Russia announced that it had begun the process o...
Yerevan, Armenia — AFP Armenia has returned to Azerbaijan four border villages it seized decades ago in a key step toward normalizing ties between the rivals, the countries have confirmed. The move marks an important breakthrough towards reaching a comprehensive peace agreement after years of fruitless talks mediated by Russia and Wester...
The Hague, Netherlands – AFP Azerbaijan and Armenia again crossed swords before the UN’s top court on Monday, with Baku accusing Yerevan of using the high profile hearings to wage a “public media campaign” against its bitter Caucasus rival. The latest legal clash over “ethnic cleansing” comes as military ten...
