Panel session at the Gobal Baku Forum, Baku, Azerbaijan, Thursday, March 12th 2026. – Copyright Euronews Copyright Euronews By Chris Burns
As a supplier of gas to the EU, Azerbaijan has been increasing its deliveries to help fill the gap from the shutdown of the shipments from the Gulf as a result of the Iran war, said President Ilham Aliyev's chief foreign policy advisor.
The annual Global Baku Forum opened on Thursday with calls for dialogue to end the Iran war, raging on its doorstep.
This year’s theme, “Bridging the Divides in a World in Transition,” took on an even greater sense of urgency.
“What is happening now in the world — these hotspots emerging, existing protracted conflicts — this is a threat to the international behavioral structure,” said Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev in his opening speech of the three-day forum.
“It’s a threat to international law when international law and norms are not respected, when the territorial integrity of countries is violated, and when resolutions of international organisations are ignored,” Aliyev said.
Aliyev also noted the energy security angle, as Iran fired on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf oil countries, driving up the price of oil over s new ayatollah vows to keep Strait of Hormuz blocked in regime-released statement”>
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