Azerbaijan and the UK have pledged to strengthen defence, trade and education cooperation after signing a joint declaration elevating relations to a strategic level in Dublin, Ireland on Thursday (12 November).
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev met with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit in the Irish capital and signed the agreement.
The joint declaration commits Baku and London to boost defence training and industry cooperation.
The two countries “will advance defence cooperation focused on training, capacity building and interoperability, and will explore opportunities to enhance defence industry cooperation including joint initiatives in areas of mutual interests,” the agreement reads.
It goes on to say that the two nations will support the development of the Middle Corridor, as well as other infrastructure and logistics projects.
The Middle Corridor is a transport route that allows the transportation of goods from Asia to Europe via the Caspian Sea, bypassing Russia.
Azerbaijan and Britain will “strengthen cooperation in economy, trade and investment by facilitating long‑term commercial partnerships, knowledge sharing, and engagement across priority sectors, including renewable energy, infrastructure and services, and by promoting business‑to‑business links that generate jobs, skills and value in both economies,” the agreement continues.
The two countries will also foster collaboration between universities, according to the joint declaration, collaborating on digitalisation, emerging technologies and life sciences, including through the exchange of expertise on artificial intelligence.”
The United Kingdom is the largest direct foreign investor in Azerbaijan. In June 2026, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Energy Minister Orkhan Zeynalov said UK investments had surpassed $39.9 billion.
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