News Azerbaijan Nakhchivan: Why tiny exclave is central to plans linking Europe and Asia [ANALYSIS]
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On the surface, the announcement in late January 2026 seemed like a dry piece of bureaucratic housekeeping: the European Union, Azerbaijan, and the EBRD had signed off on a feasibility study for a railway linking Azerbaijan’s mainland to its isolated exclave of Nakhchivan. But in the corridors of power in Brussels and Baku, the project is being spoken of in far more epic terms. It is the latest move in a high-stakes geopolitical chess game intended to pivot the center of gravity for global trade away from traditional northern routes. This isn't just about track and ballast; it is a direct response to a world of "permacrisis.
News Azerbaijan Nakhchivan: Azerbaijan, EU to launch feasibility study for Nakhchivan railway project [PHOTOS]
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Azerbaijan and the European Union (EU) have agreed to begin preparing a feasibility study for the Nakhchivan railway project, in cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Azernews reports.
News Azerbaijan Nakhchivan: Azerbaijan's borders remain shut three years after pandemic began
"But he said it would cost him too much to go back and forth, and it wasn't clear if the border in Nakhchivan was open or closed, so he didn't want to come," she recalled. Azerbaijan closed its land ...
News Azerbaijan Nakhchivan: Azerbaijan evacuates its embassy staff after deadly attack in Tehran
And now this incident. According to reporting by Eurasianet, much of the tension is rooted in Tehran's anxiety over the Zangezur corridor, which is what Baku calls the route to Nakhchivan — Azerbaijan ...
News Azerbaijan Nakhchivan: President Ilham Aliyev makes speech at SGC Advisory Council meeting (PHOTO/VIDEO)
So, all the leading financial institutions are with us, and we hope that we will continue our fruitful cooperation also in the areas of renewables. Today, in Azerbaijan, together with our ...
News Azerbaijan Nakhchivan: Azerbaijan - Türkiye land border opens through Nakhchivan
The land border between Azerbaijan and Türkiye has been opened through Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Trend reports. From now on, private cars are allowed to pass through the ...
News Azerbaijan Nakhchivan: Armenia And Azerbaijan Deadlocked In Talks Over Key Corridor
In the ceasefire agreement that ended the 2020 war, Armenia agreed to “guarantee the security of transport connections” between Azerbaijan’s mainland and its exclave of Nakhchivan, allowing ...
News Azerbaijan Nakhchivan: Energy security issues became more and more important for every country - President Ilham Aliyev (FULL SPEECH)
First of all, I’d like to welcome President of Romania, who is on an official visit to Azerbaijan, and express gratitude for his participation at today’s important event. This once again demonstrates ...
News Azerbaijan Nakhchivan: Azerbaijani president visits Turkiye's Baku embassy to express condolences over numerous human casualties [UPDATE]
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has visited the Embassy of Turkiye in Azerbaijan to express condolences over the numerous human casualties in the wake of the devastating earthquake.
News Azerbaijan Nakhchivan: Son of Longtime Azerbaijani Oil Official Owns Luxurious London Flat Worth Over $20 Million
Until last year, Rovnag Abdullayev headed Azerbaijan’s state oil company, SOCAR, where he made a modest official salary. Yet his son Rashad purchased an ultra-expensive property in London’s Grosven...
News Azerbaijan Nakhchivan: State institutions in Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan moving on to electronic documentation (PHOTO)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 10. State institutions in Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan will be integrated with the interdepartmental electronic documentation system established by the Decree of the President ...
News Azerbaijan Nakhchivan: Azerbaijan to evacuate embassy in Iran on Sunday after fatal shooting
BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan will evacuate embassy staff and family members from Iran on Sunday, the foreign ministry said, two days after a gunman shot dead a security guard and wounded two other people in an attack Baku branded an "act of terrorism". Police in Tehran have said they had arrested a suspect and Iranian authorities condemned Friday's incident, but said the gunman appeared to have
News Azerbaijan Nakhchivan: From the streets to the border: Iran’s growing paranoia toward Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani-Iranian relations have been strained since Azerbaijan’s victory in the 2020 war with Armenia. However, the situation dramatically worsened in the last few months, with Iran holding two large-scale drills near the border with Azerbaijan and accusing Baku of colluding with its enemies and interfering in its internal affairs.
News Azerbaijan Nakhchivan: Azerbaijani Strongman’s Business Partner Builds Property Empire in Georgia
Turkish businessman Emin Uchar has made a fortune in Nakhchivan, an autonomous Azerbaijani territory between Iran, Turkey, and Armenia. New documents and interviews provide evidence he may have act...
News Azerbaijan Nakhchivan: Iran's Strategic Priority in the Caucasus is Reviving the ‘Persian Empire’
The Mullah regime in Iran is facing a difficult conundrum. The Islamic Republic, which claims to support Islam and Muslims across the globe and to lead the Shiites in their struggle in preparation for ...
News Azerbaijan Nakhchivan: Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan to improve organization of its household accounting
The implementation of household accounting documents in Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan will help improve statistics in this area, as well as obtain data from the primary source for other purposes ...
News Azerbaijan Nakhchivan: Special Representative Office of President of Azerbaijan established in Nakhchivan
BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 22. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree on the establishment of a Special Representative Office of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in ...
News Azerbaijan Nakhchivan: Head of Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan fiefdom resigns after 27 years
The leader of Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan exclave has resigned, ceding control over a fiefdom he has ruled for almost three decades. Known for running the most repressive corner of authoritarian ...
