Subsoil management shifts under presidential control

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree introducing amendments to a number of regulatory acts governing the implementation of the Land Code and land resource management, simplifying procedures for changing land categories and their use.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has approved a law ratifying a protocol amending the statute of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), more than two years after it was signed, while introducing a reservation limiting the powers of the Secretary General in political coordination.

Azerbaijan’s mortgage lending market contracted sharply in the first quarter of 2026 amid limited state funding and rising housing prices, despite continued strong demand from the population.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had agreed to suspend the bombing of Iran for two weeks, accepting a 14-day truce proposal put forward by mediators in the ongoing conflict. Trump said the decision followed talks with Pakistan’s leadership, which has acted as a mediator between Washington and Tehran and had been pushing for a temporary ceasefire.