As NATO prepares to mark its 75th anniversary next week, the alliance is beginning to explore a larger role for itself in the Indo-Pacific.

Russian President Vladimir Putin considers it premature to talk about a common parliament or currency of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, News.az reports, citing TASS.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan has published a joint statement following the trilateral meeting between the leaders of Azerbaijan, Türkiye and Pakistan in Astana.

Beijing and Ankara share “same or similar views” on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Ukrainian crisis, China’s President Xi Jinping said on Thursday during a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, News.az reports citing Anadolu Agency.

“I would like to express my sincere gratitude to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev for his great support to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and for the opportunity to participate in the Informal Summit of the Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) to be held in Shusha,” President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Ersin Tatar told journalists ahead of leaving for Azerbaijan, News.az reports citing AZERTAC.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the 2022 Istanbul agreements remain "on the table" and can serve as a foundation for peace negotiations with Ukraine.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has stated the need to improve security in the region through joint efforts, News.az reports.

The Israeli army said Thursday it struck two schools run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza City, claiming that gunmen were operating inside the facilities.

The presidents of Türkiye and Belarus Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Alexander Lukashenko have discussed the settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Astana, Report informs referring to the press service of the Turkish leader.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his acting Iranian counterpart Mohammad Mokhber met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Kazakh capital Astana on Thursday and pledged to strengthen bilateral relations, News.az reports citing Anadolu Agency.