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.
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Aliyev’s cousin arrested in Greece on drug charges
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s first cousin, DJ Izzatkhanim Javadova, is accused of organising a drug-fueled party in a luxury villa near Athens.
Azerbaijan Airlines Crash
Aliyev calls on Russia to admit guilt for AZAL plane crash and pay compensation
Two days after the plane crash, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev openly accused Russia of bringing down the Baku-Grozny flight.
Azerbaijan
War of words between Azerbaijan, US Embassy in Baku
Azerbaijan officials have criticised a statement from the US Embassy in Azerbaijan, leading to further accusations from both sides.
Azerbaijan
Messi’s visit to Heydar Aliyev’s grave in Baku leads to backlash on social media
Multiple social media users shared their preference to footballer Cristiano Ronaldo in response.
Azerbaijan
French and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry issue tit for tat summons of ambassadors
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s opening speech at the COP29 climate change conference criticising European neo-colonialism has led to a micro diplomatic scuffle between France and Azerbaijan. On Tuesday, the French Foreign Ministry issued a summons to Leyla Abdullayeva, Azerbaijan’s ambassador to France, over comments that President Ilham Aliyev made during a speech at COP29 the previous week. The French Foreign Ministry called the comments ‘unacceptable’ and said that ‘Azerbaijan’
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani journalists denied accreditation, prevented from interviewing Aliyevs at COP29
The Azerbaijani independent media outlet Meydan TV has said their journalists were denied accreditation to cover the COP29 climate summit, while an RFE/RL journalist was reportedly attacked for trying to get an interview with President Ilham Aliyev’s daughter. The UN climate change conference kicked off in Baku on Monday, and the country was immediately flooded with reporters from around the world. Ayan Najaf, a member of the Coordination Council of the COP29 Operations Company, said tha
