
Azerbaijan becomes full-fledged member of Central Asian consultative meetings format
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had previously been invited to partake in the last two meetings in an unofficial capacity.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had previously been invited to partake in the last two meetings in an unofficial capacity.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev noted that he had ensured the implementation of personnel reforms in government agencies.

Azerbaijan’s presidential administration said the meeting highlighted the country’s history of religious tolerance.

President Ilham Aliyev also said that the return of Azerbaijanis to modern-day Armenia should not ‘intimidate the people or state of Armenia’.

The two were included in a list of 34 other freedom predators by the organisation.

Ramiz Mehdiyev, a longtime confidant of former President Heydar Aliyev, was arrested and charged with treason on Tuesday.

Azerbaijan and Russia have been at odds since the deadly Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in December 2024, which Baku has blamed on Russian air-defence missiles.