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Azerbaijan embraces AI and smart grids for energy transformation
By Rebecca McLaughlin-Eastham Published on 01/07/2025 - 15:00 GMT+2•Updated 17:33 Azerbaijan’s Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) is deploying AI, IoT, and digital tools to transform energy systems. In this episode of Energy...

Azerbaijan accelerates green ambitions through strategic partnership with World Bank
Azerbaijan accelerates green ambitions through strategic partnership with World Bank 2 July 2025 08:30 (UTC+04:00) The project’s core objective is to enhance the capacity and reliability of Azerbaijan’s energy transmission network, enabling it to...

Rights group calls for investigation into detainee conditions in Russia and Azerbaijan
Amnesty International on Thursday called for an investigation into alleged abuses against detainees in Russia and Azerbaijan. In the statement, Amnesty International’s director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Marie Struthers, said: The...

TAPI, trade and agriculture top agenda for Turkmenistan-Afghanistan Meeting on the sidelines of ECO Summit in Azerbaijan
On 3 July 2025, in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, Deputy Prime Minister, foreign minister Rashid Meredov met with Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Office of Afghanistan. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the ECO...

Presidents Japarov and Aliev open Aikol Manas school in Azerbaijan built by Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan | foreign policy |
Presidents Japarov and Aliev open Aikol Manas school in Azerbaijan built by Kyrgyzstan AKIPRESS.COM - President Sadyr Japarov and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev participated in the opening ceremony of the Aikol Manas school in Khydyrly village,...

PM in Azerbaijan to attend ECO summit
PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrives at the Islamabad airport before his departure to Azerbaijan—APP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Azerbaijan on Thursday for a two-day official visit to attend the 17th Summit of the Economic...

Baku ID 2025 Concludes: Baku Becomes the Regional Hub for Innovation
The festival was organized by SABAH.HUB Innovation Center with the support of the Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan, SOCAR, PASHA Holding, and the Center for Analysis and Coordination of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR). Baku,...

VTB provided 338.5 million rubles to Intex company for expansion of production of medical devices
AK&M 03 July 2025 16:16 VTB provided a bank guarantee for RUB 338.5 million to Intex for the purchase of equipment and the launch of a new production of high-tech compression medical devices. The project is being implemented in the Dobrograd...

PM arrives in Azerbaijan to attend ECO Summit
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday aarived in Azerbaijan to attend the two-day 17th ECO Summit titled “New ECO Vision for a Sustainable and Climate Resilient Future” in Khankendi. Leading a high-level delegation, Shehbaz will...

Presidents of Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan attend opening of the first phase of Khidirli village in Aghdam district-
On July 3, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Sadyr Zhaparov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, participated in the inauguration ceremony of the first phase of the village of Khidirli in the Aghdam district, APA reports....

Russia: Is Moscow losing Azerbaijan as an ally?
Last week, a police raid triggered a diplomatic crisis. Within a few days, the row between Russia and Azerbaijan had escalated, putting considerable strain on the already tense relationship between the two. It began with a controversial police...

Zangezur Corridor through Armenia back in the spotlight: US plan and Azerbaijan-Russia tensions
US and Zangezur Corridor management Several online outlets have published a sensational report claiming that the United States is ready to take over the administration of the Zangezur Corridor, potentially resolving one of the most contentious...

Energy Ministry announces formation of “Green Corridor Union” LLC to boost regional green ...
By Nazrin Abdul The Ministry of Energy has officially announced the establishment and approval of the charter for the new joint venture, “Green Corridor Union” LLC, created in partnership between Azerbaijan’s “Azerenergy” OJSC, Kazakhstan’s...

PM reaches Azerbaijan to outline Pakistan’s perspective on key regional, global issues
Premier Shehbaz will attend 2-day ECO Summit being held in Khankendi under the theme ‘New ECO Vision for a Sustainable and Climate Resilient Future’ PM will reaffirm Pakistan’s commitment to ECO Vision 2025, advocate for deeper intra-regional...

UAE Minister Of Industry And Advanced Technologies Visits Azerbaijan
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 3. Minister of Industry and Advanced Technologies of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), President of COP28 Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber has arrived in Azerbaijan to attend the 17th Summit of the Economic...

Azerbaijan As A Base For Ukrainian Drones? Aliyev Gets Into A Wedge With Russia
Support SouthFront Click to see the full-size image The recent deterioration of relations between Russia and Azerbaijan took outside observers by surprise. Moscow and Baku do not have any insurmountable differences. They cooperate closely in...

Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan: A Stable Friendship & Reliable Partnership
The modern relations between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan represent an example of a dynamically developing strategic partnership based on a solid historical foundation, spiritual closeness and mutual political will to deepen comprehensive...

Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan sign numerous documents
Baku, July 1, AZERTAC Mikayil Jabbarov, Azerbaijan`s Economy Minister, met with an Uzbek delegation led by Laziz Kudratov, Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade, currently visiting Azerbaijan. The meeting, attended by representatives of the...

Pak PM in Azerbaijan to advocate Regional Trade, Connectivity at ECO Moot
BAKU – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Azerbaijan on Thursday to participate in 17th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit being held under theme New ECO Vision for a Sustainable and Climate Resilient Future. Pakistani premier...

Conflict Exposes Israel's Energy Fragility
Israel’s energy sector is in slow recovery after the conclusion of the 12-day conflict with Iran. Although fields that export gas to its neighbors Egypt and Jordan have immediately restarted, the country’s key refinery in the northern port city of...