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🇦🇿 🇦🇹 🇩🇪 BREAKING | Azerbaijan has begun delivering natural gas to Germany and Austria, President Ilham Aliyev announced. The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) confirmed that supplies to buyers in both countries started in January 2026 via the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), expanding Azerbaijani gas exports to 16 countries total, including 10 EU members.













Azerbaijan is a valued and reliable energy partner for the EU, so it was good to be in Baku today for talks with @presidentaz Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Minister @Bayramov_Jeyhun. Strengthening connectivity between the EU and the South Caucasus is in our shared strategic interest and we’re open to discuss a more structured partnership with Azerbaijan. There is clear scope to deepen our cooperation on trade, transport and digital. We also exchanged views on Russia’s war against Ukraine and the latest Iranian attacks in the Middle East.






🇫🇷🇹🇷 Erdogan refuses to let Macron cross the Turkish-Armenian border French President Emmanuel Macron had planned to enter Turkey by land after his visit to Armenia, crossing the long-closed Turkish-Armenian border. Turkey initially gave the green light, but when the request reached President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he categorically rejected it and blocked the crossing. Had it been allowed, Macron’s passage through the border, closed for more than 30 years, would have been an unprecedented event and a symbolic opening of communications between the two countries facilitated by a third party.







The EU and Armenia agreed on investments under the Global Gateway program, expected to reach €2.5 billion The decision was made at the summit held in Yerevan today. In addition, the sides adopted a Joint Partnership Statement outlining cooperation in transport, energy, and digitalization, according to Armenia’s government. Following the EU–Armenia summit, Yerevan signed strategic partnership agreements with four countries: the United Kingdom, France, Croatia, and Bulgaria. The European Union also allocated €30 million to support Armenia’s armed forces. “Russia abandoned Armenia, after which the republic suddenly woke up and turned toward closer ties with Europe,” French President Emmanuel Macron said. Brussels also backed Armenia’s “European aspirations.” The sides agreed to move toward visa liberalization and expand cooperation in the defense sector, as well as strengthen efforts to prevent the circumvention of anti-Russian sanctions. Energy cooperation was highlighted as a separate key area of collaboration.




