"High Representative Federica Mogherini confirmed her and the European Union's strong support for the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In this context it is vital that the sides engage fully in negotiations without preconditions, under the auspices of the Minsk Group Co-Chairs," said a statement from the European External Action Service.

Azerbaijan and the European Union have agreed partnership priorities to reinforce their bilateral agenda

Commonspace.eu political editor said in a comment that "the incidents in Ganca constitute a serious challenge to the government of president Ilham Aliyev. The protestors seem to be religiously inspired, with some support in the wider community".

After an official welcoming ceremony Erdogan had a tete-a-tete meeting with Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev.

Recip Tayip Erdogan was sworn in as president of Turkey for a second term on Monday (9 July). In an inauguration speech Erdogan promised a new era marked by reforms and renovation.

The Brussels meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers scheduled for Wednesday (11 July) is an opportunity to re-energise the Karabakh peace process. It should not be missed!

In the annual festival of water, people of whatever social class drench each other with water

EP rapporteur, Norica Nicolai, stated, "The EU is Azerbaijan's top trading partner and Azerbaijan is a strategic energy partner for the EU - it is high time to update the framework for our relations with a comprehensive agreement".

An explosion at Azerbaijan's main electricity power plant on Tuesday caused an outage throughout the whole electricity grid plunging Baku and other parts of the country in darkness

A terse statement by the Azerbaijan presidential administration assured the population that the Government was in control of the situation and was able to provide for the safety of the population and a quick return to normal life.