Ilham Aliyev

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Dec. 28 apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a "tragic incident" following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people, but stopped short of acknowledging that Moscow was responsible.

Ukraine's presidency on Friday said Russia should be held accountable for the deadly crash of an Azerbaijani passenger plane, after reports the jet was shot at by a Russian air defense missile.

"Russia must be held responsible for the downing of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane. Condolences to the relatives of the victims," presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak said on social media.

A handout photo made available by the press service of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan shows emergency specialists working at the crash site of a passenger plane near Aktau, Kazakhstan, 25 Dec. 2024.

BELGRADE - Serbia's cooperation with Azerbaijan will be even stronger in the future, FM Marko Djuric said on Monday after a meeting with Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov in Belgrade.

When it comes to territorial integrity and sovereignty, Azerbaijan is a country that has always stood with Serbia in difficult and turbulent years, Djuric noted.

Baku and Yerevan have failed to reach consensus on clauses prohibiting mutual international claims and barring the deployment of third-country representatives along the border, Azerbaijani President İlham Aliyev has said.

Germany is considering the possibility of deploying peacekeepers from its Bundeswehr to Ukraine, though the specific details of such an operation depend heavily on future conditions. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius indicated that the country's participation would hinge on the terms of a potential ceasefire and the mandate for peacekeeping forces.

BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali met with Azerbaijan's Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov on Tuesday to discuss concrete ways of cooperation on important projects, above all, in the energy sector.

BAKU - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday in Baku his discussions with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had addressed cooperation in the energy sector and, in particular, building a gas power plant near Nis as a joint venture with Azerbaijan.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Oct. 18 that the third meeting of the South Caucasus Regional Cooperation Platform is grounded in regional ownership, as the countries of the region are best suited to solving the problems they face.

Azerbaijani President İlham Aliyev has turned down Armenia's proposal to sign a peace deal based on only previously agreed-upon principles, calling it "unrealistic."