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Kremlin declares Moscow working to free reporters arrested in Baku
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Dmitry Peskov emphasized the importance of preserving the traditionally strong ties between the two nations, despite the current strain. The arrests took place last week during a police raid on the Baku office of Sputnik Azerbaijan, a...
Russia Collaborates with Azerbaijani Authorities
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian officials are actively cooperating with local authorities in Azerbaijan to facilitate the release of Russian nationals held in the country, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has announced. He highlighted the importance of Russia...
Azerbaijan shows ‘flagrant disregard’ for international law, CSI tells UN
EIN Presswire
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July 4, 2025
CSI again urges Human Rights Council to appoint special rapporteur for Nagorno Karabakh GENEVA, GE, SWITZERLAND, July 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In the nearly 22 months since Azerbaijan expelled 120,000 ethnic Armenians from their homeland in...
Erdogan Urges Calm Between Russia, Azerbaijan
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN) Türkiye’s Head of State, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Saturday appealed to both Russia and Azerbaijan to exercise moderation amid escalating friction between the two countries, stressing that Ankara holds “deep and strategic ties” with both...
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry urges Russia to take appropriate steps to ease tensions
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Azerbaijan summoned Russia’s ambassador to Baku on Wednesday as tensions between the two nations escalated following a raid in Yekaterinburg last month, which led to the deaths of two Azerbaijanis while in Russian custody. According to a...
Azerbaijan Calls in Russian Ambassador Amid Escalating Tensions
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Azerbaijan escalated tensions with Russia on Wednesday by summoning Ambassador Mikhail Yevdokimov to Baku, following the deadly raid in Yekaterinburg late last month, which claimed the lives of two Azerbaijani nationals while in custody....
Azerbaijan Rebukes Russia Amid Rising Strains
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) On Wednesday, Azerbaijan summoned the Russian ambassador to Baku as diplomatic tensions intensified between the two nations. The development follows a raid in Yekaterinburg, Russia, late last month, during which two Azerbaijani citizens...
Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan exchanged signed documents
President of Azerbaijan
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July 2, 2025
AZERBAIJAN, July 2 - A document exchange ceremony between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Uzbekistan was held on July 2, with the participation of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev....
Swiss-Led Delegation Arrives in Washington DC to Advance Peace and Protected Return for Artsakh Armenians
EIN Presswire
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July 8, 2025
Watch Live: Capitol Hill Briefing on July 8th to Spotlight Swiss Initiative for Nagorno-Karabakh WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, July 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Swiss Parliamentarians Erich Vontobel (Federal Democratic Union) and Lukas Reimann...
Presidents of Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan visited Shahbulag Castle in Aghdam
President of Azerbaijan
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July 3, 2025
AZERBAIJAN, July 3 - 03 July 2025, 22:10 On July 3, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov visited Shahbulag Castle in...
Azerbaijani Authorities Detain Russian Reporter
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) Officials in Azerbaijan have apprehended a media worker affiliated with Ruptly, as confirmed by the Russian video journalism outlet. The journalist had been capturing footage outside the premises of Russia’s Sputnik Azerbaijan in the...
Erdogan Anticipates Attending ECO Summit in Azerbaijan
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to take part in the upcoming 17th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) scheduled for Friday in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, as announced by Türkiye’s communications director. The...
Erdogan Joins 17th ECO Summit in Azerbaijan
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to attend the 17th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) summit in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, this Friday, as confirmed by Türkiye’s Communications Director. The summit, themed “New ECO Vision...
Russia stresses importance of keeping friendly ties with Azerbaijan
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova emphasized the importance of maintaining friendly bilateral ties between Russia and Azerbaijan amid recent tensions. The strain escalated after Azerbaijani authorities detained two...
Russia accuses Azerbaijan of denying consular access to detained Russians
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that Azerbaijan has refused consular access to Russian nationals recently detained in Baku. On Tuesday, a Baku court ordered at least ten Russians, including two senior...
Azerbaijan Raids Russian News Agency Office
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) The Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan has revealed that it carried out a search operation at the Baku bureau of the Russian media outlet Sputnik. This action follows increasing frictions between the two countries, which intensified after...
Azerbaijan’s Interior Ministry raids Russian media organization
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Azerbaijan’s Interior Ministry confirmed that it had conducted a raid on the Baku bureau of the Russian state-run news outlet Sputnik, in what appears to be a response to growing diplomatic tensions between Baku and Moscow. Local reports...
Second meeting of Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan Supreme Interstate Council was held in Baku
President of Azerbaijan
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July 2, 2025
AZERBAIJAN, July 2 - The second meeting of the Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan Supreme Interstate Council was held in Baku on July 2, with the participation of Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the...
Kremlin Says Russia, Azerbaijan Maintain Talks Over Ongoing Spats
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia and Azerbaijan are actively engaging in dialogue to address the ongoing disputes between the two nations, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Wednesday. "Currently, Alexander Bastrykin, Head of Russia’s Investigative...
Russia-Azerbaijan tension escalates following deadly Russian police operation
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) Tensions between Russia and Azerbaijan have sharply escalated following a deadly Russian police operation targeting an alleged ethnic Azerbaijani crime network. The incident, which left two suspects dead, has triggered a wave of...