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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized Türkiye and Azerbaijan’s strategic partnership in energy, highlighting their growing role in ensuring regional and European energy security.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a message to the opening of the 30th Baku Energy Week, stressing the deep-rooted cooperation between Türkiye and Azerbaijan in the energy sector. He noted that major projects like the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum pipelines, and TANAP not only benefit both nations but also contribute significantly to the energy security of the region and Europe. The newly launched Iğdır-Nakhchivan pipeline was cited as the latest success in this collaboration, enhancing energy supply to Nakhchivan and strengthening bilateral ties.
Erdogan underlined the strategic importance of expanding the electricity interconnection between Türkiye and Azerbaijan. He also highlighted the necessity of increasing capacities on Türkiye-Nakhchivan and Türkiye-Georgia lines. A new agreement was signed with Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Bulgaria for a green electricity transmission and trade initiative, which Erdogan described as a historic step for regional energy security.
He further stated that Azerbaijan has a vital role in supplying natural gas to Türkiye and Europe, and there is a key opportunity to cooperate on transporting Turkmen gas through Azerbaijan and Türkiye. Erdogan concluded his message by expressing strong support for Baku Energy Week and extending warm greetings to President Ilham Aliyev and all participants.
Russia's Defence Ministry has said its forces are clearing the town of Lyman in Donetsk of Ukrainian forces, Moscow's state news agency Tass reported. Meanwhile, Russian attacks killed at least six people across three Ukrainian regions on Friday, regional officials said.
President Donald Trump said Iran is keen to reach a deal with the United States, claiming Washington had paused engagement to allow funeral ceremonies for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Governments are tightening restrictions on teenagers’ use of social media amid growing concerns over mental health, online safety and platform design, but questions remain over enforcement and whether bans can meaningfully change behaviour.
Thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran on Sunday as Iran held funeral prayers for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and four members of his family on the second day of mass processions. Three of Khamenei's sons attended the ceremony, while his successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, made no public appearance.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated U.S. President Donald Trump on the 250th anniversary of American independence, saying Russia and the United States share a special responsibility for maintaining global security as the world's two largest nuclear powers.
Regional economic cooperation took centre stage in Baku as the 28th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank was held alongside a Business Forum. The event brought together government officials, business leaders and experts from across the region.
Uzbekistan is seeking to expand export and import cargo transportation through Georgia’s Black Sea port of Poti as part of efforts to diversify trade routes and strengthen regional connectivity, the Ministry of Transport said.
Thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran on Sunday as Iran held funeral prayers for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and four members of his family on the second day of mass processions. Three of Khamenei's sons attended the ceremony, while his successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, made no public appearance.
Armenia's Constitutional Court on Saturday dismissed legal challenges from opposition parties seeking to annul last month's parliamentary election results, paving the way for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to continue in office.
Kyrgyzstan’s ex-second in command, Kamchybek Tashiev, has been convicted of plotting to overthrow the country’s President Sadyr Japarov. Tashiev and Japarov had ruled the Central Asian nation in tandem since 2020, until the former was unexpectedly ousted in February.
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