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President Aliyev highlights Azerbaijan-Türkiye axis, energy diplomacy at Antalya Forum

President Aliyev highlights Azerbaijan-Türkiye axis, energy diplomacy at Antalya Forum

As the world navigates a turbulent era marked by geopolitical fragmentation, economic uncertainty, and eroding trust in international institutions, the Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2025 (ADF2025) emerges as a timely platform for dialogue and strategic recalibration. Under the theme “Embracing Diplomacy in a Diverging World,” this year’s forum, hosted under the auspices of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, seeks to reassert diplomacy as a stabilizing force amid global disarray. President Aliyev’s involvement in ADF2025 reinforces Azerbaijan’s evolving diplomatic identity. Once seen primarily as an energy exporter, Azerbaijan is now leveraging its strategic geography, economic potential, and diplomatic activism to assert itself as a bridge between East and West, North and South.

Nation
Azerbaijani and Turkish Defense Ministers discuss miilitary cooperation at ADF

Azerbaijani and Turkish Defense Ministers discuss miilitary cooperation at ADF

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, held a meeting with Turkiye’s Minister of National Defense, Mr. Yaşar Güler, on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum, Azernews reports.

Oil & Gas
SOCAR's 2024 report: oil exports down, natural gas exports up

SOCAR's 2024 report: oil exports down, natural gas exports up

The report reveals that the export volume includes oil produced both by SOCAR’s own efforts and the profit shares from oil extracted by international consortia operating in Azerbaijan on behalf of the state and SOCAR. This data is based on SOCAR's report, which outlines its drilling, production, refining, and export performance for the past year.

Business
Training Program on Labor Legislation and Trade Unions concludes in Baku

Training Program on Labor Legislation and Trade Unions concludes in Baku

A training program titled “Trade Unions and Labor Legislation: Key Directions, Challenges, and Prospects” has successfully concluded at the Center for Professional Development and Career Advancement of the Academy of Labor and Social Relations under the Confederation of Trade Unions of Azerbaijan, Azernews reports.

Analysis

Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict
Revanchism and historical manipulation: how Armenian lawmakers stir controversy

Revanchism and historical manipulation: how Armenian lawmakers stir controversy

In political maneuvering, sometimes when one is left with nothing, the instinct is to throw whatever is in hand, regardless of the consequences. Yet, without considering the aftermath, what one throws may end up coming right back at them. Time will reveal the consequences, but the undeniable fact is that Armenian lawmakers are once again attempting to stir controversy, resorting to cheap political tricks to incite public outrage.

Armenian Aggression
Victim testifies at Baku Military Court: “My 39-day-old baby was killed by Armenians”

Victim testifies at Baku Military Court: “My 39-day-old baby was killed by Armenians”

During the trial held on April 11 at the Baku Military Court, Ramiz Adigozalov, a resident of the Baganis Ayrim village in Azerbaijan’s Gazakh region, gave emotional testimony about a brutal attack that took place on the night of March 23–24, 1990, Azernews reports.

World
Volkswagen capitalizes on Tesla's slump with EV sales jump as Elon Musk criticism continues

Volkswagen capitalizes on Tesla's slump with EV sales jump as Elon Musk criticism continues

Volkswagen AG's global deliveries rose in the first quarter as Europe's biggest automaker benefited from surging demand for its electric vehicles, Azernews reports.

Travel
Astana celebrates Novruz with festive events and cultural celebrations [PHOTOS]

Astana celebrates Novruz with festive events and cultural celebrations [PHOTOS]
Albania’s impeccable hospitality and exuberant architecture

Albania’s impeccable hospitality and exuberant architecture
Experience charm of autumn season at Shahdag National Park

Experience charm of autumn season at Shahdag National Park
Georgian foreign travelers arrive in Shusha

Georgian foreign travelers arrive in Shusha
Heritage samples of national tourism brand lenses and "Art of decoration" exhibited in Shusha [PHOTOS]

Heritage samples of national tourism brand lenses and "Art of decoration" exhibited in Shusha [PHOTOS]
Deputy head of Agency: Western Azerbaijan has rich cultural and gastronomic heritage

Deputy head of Agency: Western Azerbaijan has rich cultural and gastronomic heritage

Lifestyle
Azerbaijani artists create unique metal barrel [PHOTOS]

Azerbaijani artists create unique metal barrel [PHOTOS]

Two Azerbaijani artists have transformed an urban space into a platform for poetic and ecological reflection, unveiling a new installation after completing the international educational program Climate Adaptation for Creatives, a unique 20-week online course for creative people responding to climate challenges, Azernews reports.

Culture
Ganja hosts meeting with People's Artist Teyyub Aslanov [PHOTOS]

Ganja hosts meeting with People's Artist Teyyub Aslanov [PHOTOS]

The Ganja State Philharmonic Hall has hosted a meeting with the participation of the head of the "Mugham Art" Department of the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts, People's Artist, mugham singer Teyyub Aslanov, Azernews reports.

Events
Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2025 opens with focus on restoring diplomacy in a fractured world

Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2025 opens with focus on restoring diplomacy in a fractured world

The Fourth Antalya Diplomatic Forum (ADF2025) has officially opened in Belek, Antalya, under the theme “Restoring Diplomacy in a Fractured World.” The high-level gathering is set to bring together around 450 representatives from 140 countries, aiming to find common ground on global crises and regional conflicts.

Sports
Sports Games in Serbia wrap up today

Sports Games in Serbia wrap up today

Today marks the final day of the Sports Games held at the Gymnasium in Serbia, Azernews reports.

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