Azerbaijani journalist Bahruz Aliyev criticized President Ilham Aliyev, contrasting him with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

The plane of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan flew over Azerbaijani territory for the first time. This was reported by the press secretary of the head of government Nazeli Baghdasaryan.

Information has emerged about the tragic fate of hundreds of Azerbaijanis who participated in the Russian-Ukrainian war. As Musavat.com reports with reference to information received from the Russian Embassy, ​​772 Azerbaijanis are listed as missing. Their further fate remains unknown.

The European Court of Human Rights has registered a collective complaint by a number of Georgian non-governmental organizations against the so-called “foreign agent registration” law. This was reported by one of them, Transparency International – Georgia (TI).

Российский вице-премьер Алексей Оверчук, говоря о возможности сближения Еревана с Евросоюзом, обратил внимание на перспективы армянской экономики в негативных тонах.

Ukrainian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Yuriy Gusev held a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Samir Sharifov, where they discussed issues of bilateral cooperation between the countries. Particular attention was paid to the humanitarian support that Baku provides to Ukraine.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has made a statement about the payment of about $4 million (358.4 million rubles) to the victims and relatives of those killed in the crash of the Azerbaijani Embraer 190 airliner. However, the father of the flight attendant on board, Hokuma Aliyeva, disputed this statement in an interview with the Azerbaijani publication Modern.az.

Russia played a key role in blocking Azerbaijan's accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), as reported by the APA publication, citing diplomatic sources.

Ukraine's Ambassador to Ankara, Nariman Dzhelal, said that Ukraine's resistance prevented the implementation of Russian plans to expand influence in the region, including in relation to the Turkic republics and Turkey.

The Russian Foreign Ministry reported that the Russian side has paid insurance compensation in connection with the crash of the Embraer 190 aircraft of Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL). Recall that the airliner was shot down by air defense systems in Russian airspace and crashed on December 25, 2024, near Aktau in Kazakhstan.