Azerbaijan–Russia Relations

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Mourners gather as the deceased crew of AZAL flight J2-8243 are buried in Baku’s Alley of Honour. Photo: AZERTAC.

Azerbaijan Airlines Crash

Deadly Azerbaijan Airlines crash sheds light on twin crises of migrant labour, border closure

by Aytan Farhadova

•8 min read

The majority of victims were Azerbaijani citizens going to Russia for work.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stands in front of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane at Baku's Heydar Aliyev Airport. Official image.

Azerbaijan Airlines Crash

Aliyev calls on Russia to admit guilt for AZAL plane crash and pay compensation

by Aytan Farhadova

•3 min read

Two days after the plane crash, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev openly accused Russia of bringing down the Baku-Grozny flight.

Azerbaijan Airlines Crash

Azerbaijani MP says ‘Russian side must apologise’ for plane crash

by Aytan Farhadova

•4 min read

MP Rasim Musabayov broke the government’s public silence, blaming Russia and calling for reparations.

Armenia

Azerbaijani ‘NGOs’ accuse Armenia of aiding Russia in evading sanctions

by Aytan Farhadova

•3 min read

A group of pro-government Azerbaijani NGOs have drafted a statement accusing Armenia of assisting Russia in evading Western sanctions, despite trade between Azerbaijan and Russia also steadily growing since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On 17 September, 10 Azerbaijani NGOs published the open letter addressing officials responsible for imposing and implementing sanctions against Russia in the US and EU. They cited a ‘sharp increase’ in trade between Armenia and Russia since the beginning

the BRICS 2023 summit. Image via New York Times.

Armenia

Podcast | Brics and the South Caucasus

by Yousef Bardouka

•2 min read

BRICS, an intergovernmental organisation named after its core members, Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, appears to be making inroads in the South Caucasus, with Azerbaijan applying for its membership, and Armenia accepting an invitation to participate in a BRICS summit in Russia, despite its deteriorating relations with Moscow. This week, we speak to Azerbaijani independent researcher Shujaat Ahmadzada about Azerbaijan’s prospects for joining the organisatio

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan applies for BRICS membership

by Yousef Bardouka

•1 min read

Azerbaijan has applied to join BRICS, an intergovernmental organisation led by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Baku. Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Aykhan Hajizade told Report on Tuesday that Azerbaijan had filed an application to join the organisation. While Hajizade did not provide any further details about Azerbaijan’s application to join BRICS, on Wednesday, Russian state news agency TASS quoted Vladimir Dzh

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku. Image via president.az.

Armenia

Putin visits Azerbaijan to discuss economic cooperation and conflict

by Aytan Farhadova

•3 min read

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited Baku, with the two countries signing a number of trade and cooperation agreements. Putin began his two-day visit to Azerbaijan on Sunday night, and was reported to have stayed the night at President Ilham Aliyev’s residence in Zagulba, Baku. Putin’s delegation included most of his cabinet. During the visit, Putin and Aliyev discussed economic cooperation between their countries and ongoing peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Azertajc,