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Azerbaijan is a country in the Southern Caucasus region. It is a member state of the Council of Europe, the OSCE and the NATO Partnership for Peace program.

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Oil pumping machines in front of the sea

Oil pumping machines in front of the sea

Rights critics condemn Azerbaijan's COP29 host role

Much is at stake at the UN climate conference in Baku. But host Azerbaijan is pushing to boost its oil and gas sector.

Azerbaijan unveils COP29 agenda amid financial deadlock

The summit aims to determine how much money developing countries need and who should contribute to the fund.

DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe 29 August 2024

The AfD uses the Solingen knife attack to sow fear on the eve of crucial elections, a new push to identify the bodies of the missing in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a worrying new arms race grips the Caucasus. In the second half: tech intrigue and the right to repair ............................................................................... https://t.ly/0WBDQ - Cyrus Farivar's Forbes article

A Ukrainian worker checks gas valves of the main natural gas pipeline at the gas-compressor station in Boyarka village near Kiyv, Ukraine on April 22, 2015

A Ukrainian worker checks gas valves of the main natural gas pipeline at the gas-compressor station in Boyarka village near Kiyv, Ukraine on April 22, 2015

How EU could use Ukraine's pipelines when Russia deal ends

The European Union has opened talks with Azerbaijan to replace more Russian gas exports to the EU.

Fokus Armenien Gjumri

Fokus Armenien Gjumri

Armenians disappointed with Russia

Armenia's relationship with Russia continues to cool. The country is turning towards the West.

A serviceman in the territory of the 102nd Russian military base of the Southern Military District in Gyumri.

A serviceman in the territory of the 102nd Russian military base of the Southern Military District in Gyumri.

Armenia: Concerns over alliance and territorial integrity

Armenians worry about a potential shift away from Russia amid their government's disappointment with Kremlin's alliance.

A police officer patrols a market in Azerbaijan's capital Baku

A police officer patrols a market in Azerbaijan's capital Baku

Azerbaijan: Repressive climate ahead of COP29

Human rights advocates are worried that Baku is locking up activists and journalists ahead of the climate summit.

Flags of CSTO, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan

Flags of CSTO, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan

Armenia to quit Russia-led CSTO military alliance

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accused members of the security alliance of planning a war against his country.

Prisoners sitting on the ledges of their cells

Prisoners sitting on the ledges of their cells

Turkey tops renewed spike in European incarceration rate

Europe's prison population rate is up for the second year in a row, marking what may be the end of a decade of decline.

A man carries a plastic bucket across the cracked bed of a parched dried-up pond in Vietnam's southern Ben Tre province

A man carries a plastic bucket across the cracked bed of a parched dried-up pond in Vietnam's southern Ben Tre province

Climate finance: Preparations for UN climate talks kick off

Negotiators are laying the groundwork for a new climate finance goal ahead of the COP 29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Finances at center of preparatory UN climate talks in Bonn

Ahead of this year's UN climate summit, negotiators in Bonn discuss funding for climate projects in developing nations.

Police detain a protester during rally against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, Armenia

Police detain a protester during rally against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, Armenia

Armenia detains hundreds of anti-government protesters

Protesters wants the prime minister to resign after he gave Azerbaijan control over four border villages.

Bagrat Galstanyan addresses the crowd of supporters in Yerevan on May 26

Bagrat Galstanyan addresses the crowd of supporters in Yerevan on May 26

Armenia: Archbishop challenges Pashinyan and Azerbaijan deal

Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is leading the protests against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

A road sign in the disputed border area between Armenia and Azerbaijan

A road sign in the disputed border area between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Armenia returns 4 border villages to Azerbaijan

In a pre-arranged move, Azerbaijan took control of four villages in the Gazakh district on the border with Armenia.

People are seen during a protest in Republic Square calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on May 9, 2024

People are seen during a protest in Republic Square calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on May 9, 2024

Armenia detains scores of Azerbaijan land deal protesters

Police in Armenia detain dozens of protesters angry at plans to hand over land to Azerbaijan.

Videostill | Sports Life | Harutyun Merdinyan

Videostill | Sports Life | Harutyun Merdinyan

The old man and the horse

Harutyun Merdinyan is a symbol of invincibility in Armenia. At 39, he's still among the best on the pommel horse.

Khanum Tamrazyan, Armenian villager in the Tavush province in Northern Armenia, points in the direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, which can be seen in the background.

Khanum Tamrazyan, Armenian villager in the Tavush province in Northern Armenia, points in the direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, which can be seen in the background.

Armenians fear plan to return land to Azerbaijan

The return of several enclaves is being hailed as a step toward peace. DW met Armenian locals who are angry and worried.

Vehicles of Russian peacekeepers leaving Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region for Armenia pass an Armenian checkpoint on a road near the village of Kornidzor, Armeni

Vehicles of Russian peacekeepers leaving Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region for Armenia pass an Armenian checkpoint on a road near the village of Kornidzor, Armeni

Russia withdrawing from Nagorno-Karabakh, Kremlin says

The conflict last year saw Azerbaijan recapture Nagorno-Karabakh and the mass explusion of ethnic Armenians.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and US State Antony Blinken

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and US State Antony Blinken

EU and US pledge fresh financial support for Armenia

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with top EU and US officials in Brussels.

National flags of Azerbaijan and Armenia are pictured during an informal meeting

National flags of Azerbaijan and Armenia are pictured during an informal meeting

Germany hosts talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan and Armenia are holding talks in Berlin, months after Azerbaijan recaptured the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Soldiers walk in a trench at a border check point between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Soldiers walk in a trench at a border check point between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Armenia says Azerbaijan killed 4 soldiers, amid peace talks

Both countries are blaming each other for the most serious incident since they renewed their attempts at peace.

Azeri President and presidential candidate Ilham Aliyev casts his ballot at a polling station during the Azerbaijani snap presidential election

Azeri President and presidential candidate Ilham Aliyev casts his ballot at a polling station during the Azerbaijani snap presidential election

Azerbaijan election: President Ilham Aliyev wins fifth term

Following the recapture of Nagorno-Karabakh in September, the result was a predictable landslide.

Türkei | Viele Erdbebenopfer fühlen sich allein gelassen

Türkei | Viele Erdbebenopfer fühlen sich allein gelassen

Focus on Europe — Spotlight on People

In Turkey, many are still living in emergency shelters after the devastating earthquake a year ago.

Leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia sit at a round table with the president of France during talks in Prague

Leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia sit at a round table with the president of France during talks in Prague

Azerbaijan expels French diplomats amid Armenia tensions

The Foreign Ministry in Baku summoned the French ambassador and asked two diplomats to leave, but they did not say why.

Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan's ecology and natural resources minister, speaks during a plenary session at the COP28

Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan's ecology and natural resources minister, speaks during a plenary session at the COP28

Azerbaijan says it has sealed 'consensus' to host COP29

The COP28 summit still needs to formally approve the next host country.

Armenia's Prime Minister Pashinyan Aliyev, left, with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, right, and President of the European Council Charles Michel, middle.

Armenia's Prime Minister Pashinyan Aliyev, left, with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, right, and President of the European Council Charles Michel, middle.

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to exchange prisoners of war

In a joint statement, the countries said they will take "confidence-building measures" in a step towards a peace accord.

Two children play in the dirt while behind them a long line of cars laden with goods are in a traffic jam

Two children play in the dirt while behind them a long line of cars laden with goods are in a traffic jam

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh adjust to life in Armenia

The 100,000 people who fled to Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh are trying to reorient themselves far from home.

The Gevorgyan family, who fled Nagorno-Karabakh, sits around a table.

The Gevorgyan family, who fled Nagorno-Karabakh, sits around a table.

Nagorno-Karabakh refugees struggling in Armenia

More than 100,000 ethnic Armenians have left their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh and fled to an uncertain future.

Annalena Baerbock

Annalena Baerbock

German FM calls for new Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks

Germany's foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, was in Armenia to discuss tensions in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe - 26 October 2023

Macron in the Middle East, a new flash point in the Caucasus, and Orban loses an ally. Also: Oboist James Austin Smith on the lost music of East Germany and a two-part look at climate adaptations, from Paris to Germany’s Ahr valley.

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Nagorno-Karabakh conflict explained

Azerbaijan's offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh saw the region cease to exist. DW explains the conflict's background.

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DW Business (Sendungslogo Composite)

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EU parliamentarians are demanding the bloc impose sanctions on Azerbaijan

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh region sit in the back of a truck upon arrival in the border village of Kornidzor, Armenia

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh region sit in the back of a truck upon arrival in the border village of Kornidzor, Armenia

Armenia at a crossroads after Nagorno-Karabakh exodus

Following the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis, Armenia's geopolitical situation leaves no easy answers for the future.

Arayik Harutyunyan, former leader of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, center, stands between Azerbaijani security service agents in Baku, Azerbaijan

Arayik Harutyunyan, former leader of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, center, stands between Azerbaijani security service agents in Baku, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan confirms arrest of Nagorno-Karabakh ex-president

Several former presidents of the ethnic Armenian separatist region have been detained by Azerbaijan.

The Alhambra castle in Granada with the Sierra Nevada mountains in the background

The Alhambra castle in Granada with the Sierra Nevada mountains in the background

Europe: Anti-Putin coalition assembles in Granada

Necessary dialogue or empty symbolism? What to expect from the European two summits in Spain.

Three men in suits — Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, EU Council President Charles Michel, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (l to r) — pose for a photo in Brussels in May 2023

Three men in suits — Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, EU Council President Charles Michel, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (l to r) — pose for a photo in Brussels in May 2023

Azerbaijan rejects Armenia talks over mistrust of EU, France

Azeri President Ilham Aliyev has declined to meet Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan in Spain as part of EU-brokered talks.

Armenien | Sitzung der Nationalversammlung in Eriwan

Armenien | Sitzung der Nationalversammlung in Eriwan

Armenia's vote to join ICC irks Russia

Armenia's parliament votes to join the Hague-based court in a move Russia has already said would be an unfriendly step.

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh region arrive in the border village of Kornidzor, Armenia

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh region arrive in the border village of Kornidzor, Armenia

Last bus leaves Nagorno-Karabakh, deadly clashes continue

A UN mission said it was struck by the "sudden manner" more than 100,000 people left the region over the past week.

Two elderly residents of Stepanakert, the regional capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, sit inside a bus, waiting for it to leave the enclave.

Two elderly residents of Stepanakert, the regional capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, sit inside a bus, waiting for it to leave the enclave.

UN delegation arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh after mass exodus

A UN delegation has arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh after much of the region's population fled.

Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh sit next to their belongings near a tent camp after arriving to Armenia's Goris in Syunik region, Armenia

Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh sit next to their belongings near a tent camp after arriving to Armenia's Goris in Syunik region, Armenia

Nagorno-Karabakh: Over 100,000 flee to Armenia

Most of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh have left Nagorno-Karabakh since Azarbaijan's offensive.

Police officers restrain an angry crowd

Police officers restrain an angry crowd

What's behind the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh?

The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh goes back centuries. Here is an overview of its history.

A man on a hill watching vehicles driving on the Lachin Corridor in Azerbaijan as ethnic Armenian migrants try to get to Armenia

A man on a hill watching vehicles driving on the Lachin Corridor in Azerbaijan as ethnic Armenian migrants try to get to Armenia

Nagorno-Karabakh mass exodus continues

An estimated two-thirds of Nagorno-Karabakh's population has already fled the former autonomous enclave in Azerbaijan.

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh are seen near a humanitarian aid center in Kornidzor.

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh are seen near a humanitarian aid center in Kornidzor.

Ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh

The leadership of the breakaway enclave has announced that it will cede control to Azerbaijan.

Cars and men against a mountainous backdrop

Cars and men against a mountainous backdrop

Nagorno-Karabakh's Armenians fleeing in dramatic escape

People are leaving however they can, cramped in cars, trucks and busses, many of them crying, hungry and traumatized.

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Nagorno-Karabakh to dissolve self-proclaimed republic

The self-declared state says it will formally cease to exist by January 2024.

People on the back of a truck, fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh

People on the back of a truck, fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh

Nagorno-Karabakh: Ethnic Armenians leave homes, lives behind

Ethnic Armenians fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh have little hope they will be able to return to their homeland.

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh region in the back of a truck take out their passport upon arrival in the border village of Kornidzor.

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh region in the back of a truck take out their passport upon arrival in the border village of Kornidzor.

Ethnic Armenian exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh swells

Almost a quarter of the ethnic Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh has fled to Armenia.

Hikmet Hajiyev

Hikmet Hajiyev

Armenians leaving "in a free manner": Azerbaijan official

Azerbaijan is not forcing anyone to leave, says Azerbaijani Foreign Policy Adviser Hikmet Hajiyev.

Flames over fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan

Flames over fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan

Nagorno-Karabakh: Several killed in fuel blast

At least 20 people died and more than 200 injured in the explosion, officials said.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is welcomed by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev upon his arrival at Nakhchivan International Airport

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is welcomed by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev upon his arrival at Nakhchivan International Airport

Erdogan visits Azerbaijan after Nagorno-Karabakh cease-fire

The meeting comes days after Azerbaijan seized control of the separatist enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.