Azerbaijan–Ukraine relations
Ukraine signs gas deal with Azerbaijan’s SOCAR
A test shipment will be sent on through the Bulgaria–Romania–Ukraine route.
Gas Supply
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Azerbaijan
UK sanctions Azerbaijani tanker and five nationals involved in Russian oil trading
The sanctions were announced on 9 May, the day Russia and other former Soviet states commemorate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany.
Azerbaijan–EU Relations
Kallas meets with Aliyev during controversial visit to Baku
According to official readouts of meetings held, the EU’s energy cooperation with Azerbaijan was one of the biggest topics on the agenda.
Azerbaijan–Israel Relations
Israel signs deal granting Azerbaijan’s SOCAR the rights to explore natural gas production
The agreement was the latest sign of increasingly close ties between Israel and Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan–Turkey Relations
Aliyev and Erdoğan inaugurate new gas pipeline to Nakhchivan
The pipeline will allow Azerbaijan to send gas to its exclave via Turkey, ostensibly reducing the country’s reliance on Iran.
Abkhazia
Abkhazians decry ‘petrol monopoly’ amidst ongoing fuel shortage
Abkhazia is facing the risk of a fuel shortage crisis after Moscow reportedly granted a state-owned oil company exclusive rights to export fuel to Abkhazia. On Tuesday, Abkhazia’s Parliament sent an appeal to Moscow, asking Russia to ‘revise’ its decree granting Rosneft the exclusive right to export petrol to Abkhazia. The authorities in Abkhazia have attributed a shortage of petrol to a 16 December Russian decree reportedly barring all Russian companies except for Rosneft, a majority state-
Gas Supply
Nagorno-Karabakh reports gas cut for second time since start of blockade
Nagorno-Karabakh’s gas supply has been cut for the second time since the beginning of the Lachin Corridor blockade. This comes against a backdrop of daily power cuts following damage to the cable supplying the region with electricity. In an announcement on Facebook, Mesrop Arakelyan, an adviser to the region’s state minister, Ruben Vardanyan, accused Azerbaijan of aiming to ‘depopulate’ Nagorno-Karabakh. The region has been under blockade since 12 December, when a group of Azerbaijanis cla
