Yerevan and Baku will start negotiations on border demarcation this year - Tigran Avinyan

In a move imbued with both spiritual and geopolitical undertones, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See, will arrive in Baku tomorrow for a highly anticipated visit. His return to the Azerbaijani capital marks his first visit since 2018, when he held meetings with then-Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, President Ilham Aliyev, and Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva. This visit, however, is more than a diplomatic call—it carries a deeper resonance in the evolving dynamics of Azerbaijan’s relations with the Vatican.

On December 12, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered two rulings related to Azerbaijan. Both cases concerned violations of the right to private life, but the parties reached amicable settlements. The government will pay compensation to the applicants.

The Baku Court of Appeal on Friday considered complaints against the arrest of Meydan TV journalists. Thus, Nazim Musayev, lawyer of journalist Khayala  Agayeva, asked the court to cancel the arrest decision or change the measure of restraint to house arrest. There is no primary evidence of Agayeva's involvement in ‘smuggling’.

The Baku Court of Appeal on Friday considered an appeal against the arrest of political scientist Azer Gasymly, accused of ‘extortion by threats’.