Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev is in town for a meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace. Police said an incident that “involved Azerbaijan security guards” had been referred to the State Department.

Construction of all five tram lines is projected to be completed by 2030. In addition to creating the tram network, authorities will upgrade suburban railways connecting Baku with locations on the Absheron Peninsula, including Khirdalan, Pirshagi and Sumgayit, as well as build a new highway tracing the same route.

US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday visited Azerbaijan, arriving from Armenia as part of a regional trip aimed at consolidating a US-brokered peace process between the Caucasus neighbours. The visit follows US President Donald Trump's mediation last year of a peace agreement between the historical rivals Baku and Yerevan,

US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Azerbaijan on February 10 as he continues a trip to the Caucasus aimed at shoring up support for a US-brokered peace deal with Armenia and to push a strategic transit corridor Washington sees as central to reshaping trade,

Visitors from Russia totaled 42,342, up 2%, while Türkiye sent 36,536 travelers, a 15.5% rise. Iran contributed 15,399 visitors, marking a 2.1%

The EDPSA awaits legislative approval in Azerbaijan and completion of other required legal and regulatory steps before taking effect.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev hosted Vice President JD Vance as he arrived in Baku on Tuesday following a visit to neighboring Armenia.

The prime minister spoke at the signing of the MOU about the alliance between the two countries: “AI, as you know, is Azerbaijan-Israel. AI is also AI, artificial intelligence."

By Nailia Bagirova and Lucy Papachristou BAKU, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The United States and Azerbaijan signed a strategic partnership in Baku on Tuesday encompassing economic and security cooperation as Washington seeks to expand its influence in a region where Russia was once the main power broker.

The vice president’s historic trip illustrates Trump’s transactional diplomacy and willingness to use economic muscle to elbow out rivals such as Russia and Iran.

Humanitarian organisations including UN Mine Action Service and Mines Advisory Group say mines restrict access to farmland and basic services, hampering the return of refugees and displaced people across conflict zones.