Day: August 22, 2025

After decades of conflict, Armenia-Azerbaijan peace plan gives Caucasus Jews new hope  The Times of Israel

During ongoing court proceedings at the Baku Military Court on August 22, victim Mukhtar Hashimov stated that the gravestones were destroyed and the gold teeth were pulled from the bodies during the occupation of the Jijimli village of the Lachin district, Azernews reports.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has embarked on a working visit to Turkmenistan, a move seen as another step in strengthening bilateral ties with Ashgabat. This is the first high-level reciprocal visit in a long time, following Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov’s earlier trip to Azerbaijan. Unlike previous exchanges that carried little public information, this visit signals more concrete prospects for expanded cooperation between the two Caspian neighbors.

The Youth Camp has been held at the Goranboy Olympic Sports Complex as part of the Year of the Constitution and Sovereignty, Azernews reports.

Armenia & Azerbaijan signed a U.S.-brokered peace deal in Washington. Baku welcomes it, Yerevan shows caution. The pact signals waning Russian sway in the South Caucasus.

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bp announced the successful completion of the third phase of its social investment project in Azerbaijan, aimed at supporting the development of highly skilled local talent, Azernews reports.

On August 22, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan, and Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, viewed Akhal-Teke horses and a performance by Turkmenistan’s national “Galkynysh” equestrian group in the city of Turkmenbashi, Azernews reports.