Azerbaijan - Israel relations

Israel's imports of Azerbaijani oil via Turkey jump despite Ankara's trade ban

The figures are the latest example of Israel continuing trade with businesses in countries where governments condemn its reported actions in Gaza.

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Demonstrators, including members of the Armenian community, protest against Israeli policy over arms sales to Azerbaijan, outside Israel's foreign ministry in Jerusalem October 22, 2020.

US Armenian lobby strives to derail Yerevan’s attempts to reconcile with Jerusalem

Azerbaijan’s economy minister visits Israel, deepens bilateral cooperation

Azerbaijan’s economy minister visits Israel to deepen bilateral cooperation

AZERBAIJAN’S PRESIDENT Ilham Aliyev addresses the UN General Assembly in September. ‘There were a few close friends who stood by our side during the difficult years; Israel was one of them,’ says the writer.

Azerbaijan won’t forget how Israel stood by its side - opinion


Herzog's Azerbaijan trip highlights other side of Israel-Baku ties

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: The presidents and the ambassador may have wanted to shift focus away from defense, but it plays a huge role in ties between the countries.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG and his wife, Michal, are greeted in Baku on Tuesday

Israel's Herzog to visit Azerbaijan, key ally bordering on Iran

Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit to Azerbaijan comes amid Baku-Tehran tensions; Foreign Minister Eli Cohen will visit Central Europe.

Azerbaijan's ambassador to Israel, Mukhtar Mammadov, presents his credentials to President Isaac Herzog on March 26, 2023.

Stories of redemption: Jerusalem and Shusha - opinion

On May 28, Azerbaijan will celebrate its own Independence Day marking the founding of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) as the first secular democratic state in the Muslim world.

 HE CITY sign for Shusha: The Azerbaijani joy surrounding the liberation of Shusha mirrors world Jewry’s sentiments on the reunification of Jerusalem under Israeli control in 1967, says the writer.

Azerbaijani-Israeli relations: Past and future - opinion

The close ties between Azerbaijan and Israel are first of all connected with the presence of Jewish communities that settled in Azerbaijan along the years.

 Ilham Aliyev inaugurated complex of State Border Service’s military unit in Jabrayil

Israel outreach to Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan shows diplomatic potential - analysis

The trip to Azerbaijan had a large delegation and highlighted business and trade ties. Israel already has trade relations with Azerbaijan, but these are expected to increase.

 Foreign Minister Eli Cohen inaugurates Israel's new embassy in Turkmenistan, located only 17 km. from the Iranian border, on April 20, 2023

Israel-Azerbaijan ties show the benefits of mutual cooperation - editorial

Israel’s flourishing ties with a slew of Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries demonstrate that these relationships are underpinned by far more than shared threats.

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Israel's Eli Cohen visits Azerbaijan, seeking united front against Iran

Azerbaijan is a strategic partner for Israel and the trip to Baku comes in the wake of Azerbaijan opening an embassy in Israel in March.

 Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and his Azerbaijani counterpart.

Iran, Azerbaijan foreign ministers in talks amid tensions - Iranian state media

Iran has strongly criticized Azerbaijan for moving closer to Israel, with its foreign ministry saying it sees the relationship between Azerbaijan and Israel as "anti-Iranian." 

 Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

Azerbaijan-Iran tensions are rising - analysis

Iran has slammed Azerbaijan for ties with Israel but has also been concerned because of Azerbaijan-Armenia tensions. Iran tends to support Armenia and does not want to see a conflict on its border.

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Azerbaijan’s first ambassador to Israel presents credentials to Herzog

Mammadov, along with the ambassadors of Guatemala, Ecuador, Sri Lanka, Suriname and Malawi, had originally been scheduled to present his credentials on March 9.

Azerbaijan's ambassador to Israel, Mukhtar Mammadov, presents his credentials to President Isaac Herzog on March 26, 2023.