Ronen Kraus
Ronen Kraus, director of the Eurasian department of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, has been appointed as the Jewish state's new Ambassador to Azerbaijan. He is among 12 new Israeli Ambassadors and Consuls to other countries appointed by Foreign Minister Gideon Saar.
‘I am honoured and privileged to be officially appointed as Israel's next Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan,’ Kraus wrote on his social media account X.
George Dick, who is completing his mission as Israel's Ambassador to Azerbaijan, said in an interview with Azerbaijani media that he highly appreciated Azerbaijan's stance of not succumbing to external pressure and not joining the anti-Israel campaign after 7 October 2023.
Azerbaijan is one of the few Muslim countries that maintains strategic and economic ties with Israel.The Israeli Embassy in Baku was opened in 1992, and the Azerbaijani Embassy in Israel in 2023.
Politics
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On February 15 and 18, 2025, the website Day.az published articles containing defamatory allegations about the activities of the Turan news agency. In these materials, the author attempts to portray the agency as dependent on Western funding and subordinated to the interests of foreign entities.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova has decided to unilaterally terminate the Moldovan-Russian agreement from 1998 on the creation and operation of cultural centers.
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By the order of the head of state, Rufat Mahmud has been appointed the new head of the historical and architectural reserve "Icheri Sheher" – the historic center of Baku.
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On February 13, the Appeal Court did not satisfy the defense's appeal against the decision of the Khatai Court regarding the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi. According to the lawyer, the journalist herself did not participate in the trial due to poor health. The defense intends to submit a petition to replace the arrest with house arrest.
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