For Moscow, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's visit to Russia on Jan. 17 is a diplomatic victory. The trip's centerpiece will be the finalization of a long-heralded partnership deal between Russia and Iran,

Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev is demanding answers, saying Vladimir Putin's latest apology "isn't enough" and that Moscow must take responsibility.

A case of mpox has been found in Azerbaijan, Interfax news agency reported on Saturday, adding that the patient had been isolated and was receiving treatment in hospital.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 17. The strategic agreement between Russia’s Moscow and Iran’s Tehran is designed to enhance cooperation across all areas, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a bilateral meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, in Moscow, Trend reports.

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Official Moscow stepped up its criticism of the European Union’s Monitoring Mission in Armenia, calling it “anti-Azerbaijani, anti-Russian and anti-Iranian.”

Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev appeared to ratchet up tension in the South Caucasus by unexpectedly reviving a demand for extraterritorial rights on a land corridor connecting Azerbaijan proper to its Nakhchivan exclave across Armenian territory. But some experts in Baku believe that the issue can be managed.

Russia’s president is said to have blamed birds or a Ukrainian drone for a Dec. 25 crash of an Azerbaijani plane. Azerbaijan says Russian air defenses were at fault.

This was reported by independent Russian outlet The Moscow Times, citing the Russian Association of Tour Operators. “Flight CZ342 was scheduled to operate daily; however, tickets are currently available on the airline's website only until Jan.

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Putin stated that the most important area of cooperation between Russia and Iran is energy. The joint project of the Russian company Rosatom to build two new units of the Bushehr nuclear power plant is still underway. Its implementation will undoubtedly contribute to Iran's energy security and stimulate further growth of its national economy.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 17. A range of regional matters, including the Caucasus, the Middle East, and Afghanistan, were discussed today between Iran and Russia, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said, Trend reports.