February 25, 2026

Digital Consolidation and Expanding Diplomacy: Azerbaijan’s Strategic Recalibration

The seventh Georgian-Azerbaijani-Turkish business forum was held at the historic Tsinandali estate in Kakheti, where officials sought to reposition the regional partnership as a platform for joint expansion into global markets. Delegations were led by Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov, Turkey’s Trade Minister Omer Bolat, and representatives of Georgia’s economic authorities.

A group of Azerbaijani NGOs has sent an appeal to members of the UK Parliament and to the United Kingdom’s ambassador in Baku, Fergus Auld, voicing concern over an initiative to investigate alleged damage to Armenian cultural heritage in Karabakh. The trigger was a planned parliamentary hearing in London convened at the invitation of the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute.

Following the signing by Ilham Aliyev of the law ratifying the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, the government has moved to the implementation phase. Relevant agencies are reviewing amendments to criminal and procedural legislation to align domestic norms with international standards on the exchange of electronic evidence.