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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has proposed a regional office of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Almaty. Speaking at the COP17 Leaders' Summit on Biodiversity Conservation in Yerevan, he said the office could support Central Asian countries in implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's statement that a peace treaty with Azerbaijan could be signed by 2031 has sparked debate. While he has stressed the importance of a deal and faster opening of the Zangezur corridor, the distant date is seen as a contradictory approach, and 2031 is also the year of Armenia's next parliamentary election.
Azerbaijan's State Oil Fund (SOFAZ) received approximately $4.6 billion in net revenues from the sale of state-owned hydrocarbons as of October 15, 2026, the fund told APA-Economics in response to an inquiry.
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Azerbaijan's gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to reach 169.1 billion manat in 2030, with the non-oil-and-gas sector's share rising to 82 percent. Day.Az reports that this is set out in the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework published by the Ministry of Finance for the next four years. GDP is projected to reach 141 billion manat by the end of 2027, including 109.1 billion manat from the non-oil-and-gas sector.
Azerbaijan produced 37.521 billion cubic meters of natural gas in January-September 2026, according to a report published on the State Statistics Committee's website.
Eduard Martirosyan, Director General of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant, said Armenia intends to develop cooperation with Azerbaijan in the energy sector. He spoke at a roundtable titled “3+3 Platform: Energy cooperation as a pillar of peace and security in the South Caucasus” held within Russian Energy Week, according to APA’s Moscow bureau.
The New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) has recommended that Ramiz Mehdiyev, former head of the Presidential Administration, be stripped of his titles. According to Modern.az, the matter was discussed at the first meeting of the party's Executive Board held after its VIII congress.
The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (AMB) expects inflation to reach 6.1% at the end of 2026 and 5.8% at the end of 2027, according to its baseline scenario. Report.az reports that AMB Chairman Taleh Kazımov shared the figures in an interview with Global Finance magazine.
Danish authorities have confirmed that the Central Population Register (CPR) was breached in a cyberattack that exposed the personal data of millions of citizens. On October 5, officials confirmed unauthorised access to the names, addresses and personal identification numbers of about 8.8 million people.
Azerbaijan's chairmanship of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) has been described as an important stage in the organisation's institutional development. Political scientist Azer Garayev, speaking to Trend and cited by Day.Az, said the VII Summit held in Baku on October 15 showed Azerbaijan's results and confirmed the country's growing role in regional processes.
Diplomacy
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed that relations between Yerevan and Moscow have never cooled and have not changed, despite some disagreements. According to Musavat.com, citing his words, the Armenian side's railways...
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that wars and conflicts will continue and new ones will emerge until mechanisms ensuring the implementation of decisions and resolutions adopted by the UN Security Council and other international organizations are developed. He spoke at the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku.
Azerbaijan is moving into a new stage of energy development, combining its established role as an oil and natural gas supplier with an ambitious renewable energy programme. The country plans to complete 11 power plants with about 2 gigawatts (GW) of combined capacity by the end of 2027, supported by an estimated $2.6 billion in investment.
In 2026, Baku will host the VII Summit of AQEM, chaired by President Ilham Aliyev.
Armenia and Türkiye have discussed opportunities for direct trade. According to Armenpress, Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan made the announcement in a post on his Facebook page.
Türkiye's Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Ibrahim Yumakli, said that accelerating the normalization process between Armenia and Türkiye will bring significant benefits to the entire region. Report.az reported the remarks, which were published on 16 October 2026.
Ramiz Mehdiyev has been expelled from the New Azerbaijan Party (PEA). Day.Az, citing APA, reports that the relevant decision was taken at a meeting of the party's Board.
Uzbekistan has signed agreements on six major energy projects worth a combined $4.7 billion. The projects are expected to add 3,000 megawatts of power generation capacity and 400 MW of energy storage capacity. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced this on October 16 during a meeting with investors in the fuel and energy sector in Tashkent.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met in Yerevan within the framework of the leaders' summit of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. The meeting took place in the Armenian capital, as part of that summit.
Armenia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ararat Mirzoyan, said that interconnecting electricity supply networks is the easiest task to carry out and that the process is already under way. Speaking about the opening of the Armenia-Turkey border, he said, according to Qafqazinfo, that he expects first-tier results to be seen in the near future because no major construction work is needed there.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allocated more than $652 million for modernising railway and metro infrastructure in Azerbaijan. The projects involve Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) and the Baku Metro, both companies of AZCON Holding, and aim to strengthen regional links and urban mobility.
According to APA, Azerbaijan is marking 35 years since restoring its independence. The article's headline is devoted to this anniversary.
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said the enclave and exclave issue between Armenia and Azerbaijan is not an obstacle to signing the initialled peace agreement. Speaking at a press briefing, he called the matter sensitive but noted it is not among the conditions Azerbaijan has publicly raised for signing the treaty.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev told the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku on October 15 that Azerbaijan did not strike a defeated state and did not stoop to the level of the barbarians and child killers who caused great suffering to its people.
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