Day: June 14, 2025

People’s Artist of the Russian Federation and prominent director Fyodor Bondarchuk has expressed deep gratitude to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev for the assistance provided in evacuating Russian citizens from Iran amid rising tensions in the region, Azernews reports.

Armenia wants to seal peace with Azerbaijan by year-end – Pashinyan  Ukrinform

Azerbaijan positions itself as a key connector between two major economic powers along the Middle Corridor — the European Union and China — according to Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, Azernews reports.

Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher on Friday, following Israel’s preemptive strike on Iran — a move widely seen as a turning point in the long-simmering conflict between the two regional powers.

The World Judo Championship continues in Budapest, Hungary, with Azerbaijani athletes set to compete in the second day of the tournament.