AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoWUF13 Momentum: Azerbaijan is pushing hard into the World Urban Forum spotlight, with President Ilham Aliyev signing a decree making 2026 the “Year of Urban Planning and Architecture” ahead of WUF13 in Baku (May 17–22), while the WUF13 Azerbaijan Operations Company hosted an NGO and media site visit to the Baku Olympic Stadium as construction moves into the final stretch. Energy Diplomacy: SOCAR chief Rovshan Najaf met Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and BP leaders in Tashkent, with talks focused on expanding Ustyurt cooperation and opening a SOCAR representative office in Uzbekistan. Cyber Risk: Bitdefender reports a China-linked FamousSparrow campaign targeting an Azerbaijani oil-and-gas firm, repeatedly hitting Microsoft Exchange and deploying new backdoors across multiple waves. Regional Trade: Azerbaijan-linked logistics continues to build, with 45,000 tons already moved to Armenia via Azerbaijan, aiming for 100,000 tons.
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