A high-level cross-party delegation from the German Bundestag has visited Azerbaijan’s cities of Shusha and Khankandi, according to Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Germany, Nasimi Aghayev.

Der Spiegel reported Thursday that German Bundestag President Julia Klöckner was targeted in a phishing attack, with hackers gaining access to her account on the Signal messaging app.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with Armin Laschet, head of the German Bundestag’s Foreign Affairs Committee, on February 14 in Munich to discuss regional peace efforts and ways to expand bilateral cooperation.

Thomas Rewekamp, chairman of the Bundestag Defense Committee, has proposed making military service in the Bundeswehr mandatory for both men and women, Tagesspiegel reported on August 26. He argued that voluntary enlistment or male-only conscription would not be sufficient in the long term, stressing that every citizen and resident, regardless of gender or origin, should dedicate one year to serving society.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the Bundestag on Wednesday that diplomatic avenues to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war have been "exhausted," pledging unwavering support to Kyiv despite growing political division within Germany and across Europe.

Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU), along with the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD), reached a coalition agreement last week.

German lawmakers have voted to allow a huge increase in defence and infrastructure spending - a seismic shift for the country that could reshape European defence.

Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting in a fiery Bundestag debate Thursday urged Green lawmakers to pass constitutional amendments that would unleash up to €1 trillion in new spending to bolster the country’s military and invest in its economy.

Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Germany, Nasimi Aghayev, has urged the new government to be formed in Germany following the Bundestag elections to recognize the Khojaly genocide.