By: Tehran Tapdigov, from Baku / Azerbaijan Ramiz Mehdiyev, who served as the Head of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan from 1995 to 2019, has been arrested on charges of treason. The court has officially launched a criminal case against him, deciding to place Mehdiyev under four months of house arrest pending investigation for particularly serious offenses. The 87-year-old Mehdiyev, ...
By Tehran Tapdigov, from Baku / Azerbaijan On October 9, the defense ministers of Türkiye, Azerbaijan, and Georgia met in Ankara, Türkiye. During the meeting, bilateral and trilateral agreements were signed to enhance regional security. The signed agreements are also characterized as strengthening Türkiye’s military presence in the South Caucasus. So, what will the process look like from here? What ...
By Tehran Tapdygov, Azerbaijani journalist, political observer, Baku / Azerbaijan The signing of a strategic partnership agreement between Russia and Iran signifies a further strengthening of ties between the two countries. However, most neighboring countries remain noncommittal in expressing a clear stance on these relations. In the first place, Iran’s open support for Armenia in its relations with Azerbaijan has ...
By Erkin Feyyaz Eşli An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190AR passenger jet en route from Baku to Grozny crashed in Aktau, Kazakhstan on December 24. The tragedy was apparently caused by a provocation by Ukraine, supported by the West. That day the plane with 67 passengers was flying from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the Russian city of Grozny in the ...
By Tehran Tapdygov, Azerbaijani journalist, political observer Azerbaijan, Baku. Today these words are familiar to the whole world. A short period of independence and a huge road travelled. Baku has become the center of international negotiations. Especially after the liberation of Azerbaijani territories from occupation, the foreign policy defined by Azerbaijan has made the small country even more recognizable in ...
By Tehran Tapdigov, Baku / Azerbaijan The relationship between the United States and Azerbaijan has always been filled with ups and downs. Although both countries are strategic partners, the U.S. has resorted to imposing sanctions on official Baku whenever it does not need Azerbaijan. A similar scenario is unfolding again. The U.S. accuses Azerbaijan of human rights violations and taking ...
Rightfully, Azerbaijan has reacted harshly to the double standards of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, UWI author Mehmet Perinçek told Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. The country banned the entry of those PACE deputies who voted against the ratification of the powers of the republic’s delegation in the organization. ‘The double standards of the EU and ...
By Tehran Tapdigov, Baku, Azerbaijan * On August 22-23, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, his wife Mehriban Aliyeva and their daughter Leyla Aliyeva visited Uzbekistan. Aliyev, who was officially welcomed by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, participated in many official events in Uzbekistan. The leaders of the two countries signed documents in various fields. The main ...
By Tehran Tapdigov, Baku, Azerbaijan Russian President Vladimir Putin, who visited Azerbaijan on August 18-19, discussed many issues of the region with Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev. Many intergovernmental documents were signed. After the meeting, Azerbaijan submitted an application to the organization for membership in BRICS. The fact that the Russian leader invited Aliyev to the next BRICS summit, to be ...
On May 23-24, the international “Second Europe-Asia: Dialogue of Civilizations Conference” was held in the Russian city of Perm on the Europe-Asia border. Statesmen, politicians, diplomats, and experts from various regions of the Eurasian continent participated in the Conference. One of the speakers was Azerbaijani deputy Elshad Mirbashiroglu. Elshad Mirbashiroglu is a member of National Assembly (Milli Majlis) of Azerbaijan, ...