Afghanistan, Belarus agree to deepen industrial cooperation
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Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev held meetings in New York with the CEOs of leading investment firms Brookfield Asset Management, Neuberger Berman, and Blackstone to discuss strategic partnerships and investment opportunities.
With Brookfield’s Bruce Flatt, Aliyev reviewed the firm’s cooperation with Azerbaijan’s State Oil Fund. Flatt praised Azerbaijan’s economic progress and recent steps to normalise relations with Armenia, and discussed the country’s renewable energy potential and role as a regional energy hub.
Aliyev also met Neuberger Berman’s George Walker to review current projects and future investments. Walker highlighted Azerbaijan’s growing importance in the company’s global portfolio and said new opportunities for collaboration are being explored.
Later, Aliyev met Blackstone’s President and Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Gray. Gray emphasised that Azerbaijan’s economic reforms and growth have created attractive opportunities for international investors. He noted Blackstone’s interest in expanding its successful cooperation with Azerbaijan, particularly with the State Oil Fund, and praised the country’s favourable investment environment.
The meetings underline Azerbaijan’s commitment to expanding long-term international investment and strengthening strategic economic partnerships.
The collective-defence agreement between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signals that regional powers no longer want to rely solely on external security guarantees. Whether it becomes a stabilising deterrent or another axis of rivalry remains unresolved.
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed, according to the latest data, as uncertainty over the waterway’s reopening kept most shipowners away. Six commodity vessels crossed the strait on Tuesday, down from nine the day before and below the 10-day daily average of 11.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains limited on Thursday, with no increase in vessel crossings as U.S.-Iran talks to resolve the conflict remained stalled. Nine commodity vessels transited the key waterway on Wednesday, unchanged from the previous day, according to Kpler data.
Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the U.S. fulfils the terms of an interim deal, including lifting the maritime blockade and sanctions and releasing Iran’s frozen assets.
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