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President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan have exchanged official congratulations to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Treaty on Strategic Partnership and Allied Relations between their two nations.
In their messages, the presidents celebrated two decades of deepening political, economic, and cultural cooperation, affirming their shared commitment to further strengthening bilateral ties. The 2005 treaty laid the foundation for a close partnership rooted in mutual respect, regional cooperation, and strategic alignment across the Caspian region and beyond.
The anniversary comes at a time of growing collaboration between Baku and Astana in sectors such as energy, transport, logistics, and digital innovation, with both countries playing key roles in trans-Eurasian connectivity initiatives, including the Middle Corridor and Caspian Sea infrastructure projects.
Officials in both capitals have indicated that new high-level visits and joint economic forums are being planned for later this year to mark the occasion and build on the treaty’s legacy.
Saudi Aramco has ordered staff to evacuate its headquarters amid escalating Houthi attacks on the kingdom. Two people were killed in an attack on Dammam airport, while Iran's IRGC Navy claimed strikes on seven vessels and warned the U.S. of a wider response.
Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight killed at least two people and injured 15 others, including two children, Ukrainian authorities said. Meanwhile, Russia said it had intercepted the vast majority of 630 Ukrainian drones launched towards Moscow.
Russia is willing in principle to resume peace talks with Ukraine and the United States in November, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said after President Vladimir Putin met U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg.
Yemen's Houthis have denied targeting the holy city of Medina on Wednesday adding that they have not conducted any military operations towards Saudi Arabia either, denying earlier comments from the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
Georgia’s Constitutional Court in Batumi will on Wednesday hear a lawsuit seeking to ban five Georgian opposition parties, four of which collectively gained 784,820 votes (37.79 per cent) in the country’s last national elections in 2024.
Saudi Aramco has ordered staff to evacuate its headquarters amid escalating Houthi attacks on the kingdom. Two people were killed in an attack on Dammam airport, while Iran's IRGC Navy claimed strikes on seven vessels and warned the U.S. of a wider response.
Azerbaijani families of people missing since the Garabagh conflict have taken their appeal to EU officials in Brussels, calling for greater international support in clarifying the fate of their relatives and locating mass graves.
A peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia could be signed in 2027 or 2028, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Thursday, state news agency Armenpress reported.
Kazakhstan is preparing sweeping military reforms after 14 service members died during exercises in the Caspian Sea. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev approved the plans on 21 October, with major changes to training, oversight and defence capabilities set to begin in 2027.
Iranian officials have stepped up warnings of retaliation amid the threat of renewed U.S.-Israeli strikes, while signalling that a diplomatic solution remains possible if Washington demonstrates a sincere commitment to rebuilding trust.
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