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On December 4, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, during the 32nd OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Vienna.
During their discussions, the two sides reviewed the current state and future prospects of Azerbaijan–European Union (EU) cooperation. They both praised the increasing frequency of high-level contacts recently and emphasised the importance of ensuring the continuity and productivity of this dynamic engagement.
The importance of further enhancing efforts and dialogue within the existing frameworks between the two sides was underlined.
The conversation also covered efforts to expand cooperation in areas such as energy security, transport and communications, and trade and economic relations.
Azerbaijan's role in the EU's energy security was highly acknowledged, with particular attention given to projects focused on renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, and electricity exports.
The significance of initiatives aimed at improving and diversifying the region’s transport and communication infrastructure, both through expanding existing routes and creating new ones, was also recognised.
Minister Bayramov provided Kaja Kallas with an update on regional security matters, the post-conflict situation in the South Caucasus, Azerbaijan’s efforts to ensure lasting peace and stability, and the latest developments regarding Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
They also discussed other bilateral and regional issues of shared interest.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has given an instruction for Israel to begin peace talks with Lebanon that would also include the disarming of Hezbollah.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. Vice President JD Vance have arrived in Islamabad for talks aimed at easing regional tensions, as Pakistan hosts the discussions. Meanwhile, Lebanon and Israel are set to hold rare negotiations in Washington next Tuesday.
Amid fragile calm, António Guterres urged constructive U.S.- Iran talks, while Pope Leo XIV warned violence is spreading. Lebanon's President said an Israeli strike killed 13 security personnel in Nabatieh.
Dubai has restricted foreign airlines to one daily flight to its airports until 31 May due to the Iran crisis, raising fears of significant revenue losses for Indian carriers, industry letters show.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday an Easter ceasefire with Ukraine lasting 32-hours and said that Kyiv has agreed to abide by the measure. The ceasefire is expected to begin at 16:00 (13:00 GMT) on Saturday 11 April and last until midnight Sunday 12 April, the Kremlin said.
Ismail Omar Guelleh has been re-elected for a sixth term with 97.8% of the vote, according to state media, extending his nearly three-decade hold on power in the small but strategically significant East African nation.
Australia and Singapore have agreed to deepen cooperation on energy security as global fuel markets come under strain from disruption linked to the conflict in the Middle East.
Donald Trump’s flagship plan for post-war Gaza has come under scrutiny after reports that its financing is falling short of expectations, claims firmly rejected by the White House-backed Board of Peace.
A charity co-founded by Prince Harry in honour of his late mother, Princess Diana, is suing him for libel at the High Court in London, according to a court record published on Friday (10 April).
The European Union and Washington are nearing an agreement to coordinate the production and security of critical minerals, Bloomberg News reported on Friday (10 April).
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