Tag: azerbaijan

Azerbaijan and China Sign Rail Agreement to Boost Silk Road Logistics
China will also participate in the Middle Corridor Multimodal joint venture, established by Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Georgia. On Wednesday, Azerbaijan Railways, the country’s state-owned railway company, announced that Azerbaijan and China had signed a memorandum to expand cooperation in rail transportation to improve logistics along the New Silk Road. RELATED: China’s New Silk Road: Opportunities […]
July 9, 2025

The Kremlin to Use Every Means at Its Disposal to Defend Russian Citizens Held in Azerbaijan
Russian authorities are in contact with Azerbaijan’s prosecutor general to resolve problematic issues between the two countries. On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia will defend by all available means the interests of its citizens detained in Azerbaijan, a country with which Russia is embroiled in a diplomatic dispute. RELATED: Russia Summons Azerbaijani Ambassador […]
July 2, 2025

Russia Summons Azerbaijani Ambassador Over Detention of Sputnik Journalists
Authorities offered no immediate explanation for the detention of Igor Kartavykh and Yevgeny Belousov. On Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova confirmed that Azerbaijani Ambassador to Moscow Rakhman Mustafayev was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry to protest the detention of two Sputnik journalists in Azerbaijan. RELATED: India Asks Russia to Speed Up Delivery of […]
June 30, 2025

Venezuela and Azerbaijan Strengthen Ties During Parliamentary Meeting in Baku
Venezuela and Azerbaijan celebrate 30 years of diplomatic ties, pledging closer political and economic cooperation during a high-level parliamentary meeting in Baku. Read more on their shared climate and global governance goals. Related: Venezuela and Russia Strengthen Partnerships in the Fight Against Climate Change During a meeting held in Baku, the Second Vice President of […]
April 3, 2025

COP29 Ends With an Unsatisfactory Climate Deal Package
The agreements did not address the magnitude of the challenges involved in fighting global warming. On Sunday, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) culminated in Azerbaijan by announcing a package of climate agreements. RELATED: COP29 Unlocks International Carbon Markets The agreements included […]
November 24, 2024

COP29’s 250-Billion Finance Proposal Is an Insult: Jubilee South
The Azerbaijani proposal is ‘neither sufficient, nor big, nor fast, nor good,’ said Friederike Roder. On Friday, the Azerbaijani presidency of COP29 proposed that wealthy countries contribute US$250 billion annually by 2035 to finance climate action in developing countries RELATED: COP29: Venezuelan Government Strengthens Strategies for the Generation of Clean Energy in the Country While […]
November 22, 2024

COP29: Venezuelan Government Strengthens Strategies for the Generation of Clean Energy in the Country
Lorca also emphasized that Venezuela’s geographic location makes it an ideal site for photovoltaic power generation. “It is essential to diversify our energy sources in order to face the climate crisis and move towards a more sustainable future,” he said. Related: COP29: Oil and Gas Company Delegates Outnumber Social Activists During the 29th Conference of […]
November 21, 2024

Geopolitical Turmoil Shakes COP29 Climate Summit
Azerbaijan accused France and the Netherlands of neocolonialism for maintaining overseas territories. With major conflicts ongoing in Ukraine and Gaza and Donald Trump’s electoral victory in the United States, many negotiators assumed that the geopolitical context of the COP29 climate summit in Baku would be extremely complex. RELATED: COP29: GSLTF Proposes Climate Taxes on Cryptocurrencies, […]
November 14, 2024

COP29 Climate Change Summit Opens in Azerbaijan
This UN event, however, will not feature the presence of presidents Biden, Putin, Xi, Lula da Silva, and Macron. On Monday, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), or COP29, kicked off in Azerbaijan’s capital city of Baku. RELATED: All Sectors Have a […]
November 11, 2024

Historic Peace Talks: Azerbaijan and Armenia Move Closer to Agreement
The possibility of a peace agreement not only represents a step toward regional stability but could also open new opportunities for cooperation and development between both nations. Related: Azerbaijan and Armenia to Hold Peace Talks in Kazakhstan Azerbaijan’s authorities have announced significant progress in negotiations to reach a peace agreement with Armenia, marking a potential […]