The official visit of President Ilham Aliyev to Germany remains in the focus of international media

The official visit of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to Germany continues to receive extensive coverage by international media outlets.

As reported by AZERTAC, media resources of various organizations from a number of countries around the world, as well as international news publications, provided detailed coverage of the meetings held within the framework of the visit, discussions on further deepening of Azerbaijan-Germany cooperation, the signing of the Joint Declaration on the Strategic Agenda for Bilateral Partnership and the establishment of the Azerbaijan-Germany Business Council, as well as the leaders' statements to the press.

The German Federal Foreign Office called the signing of the Joint Declaration on the Strategic Agenda for Bilateral Partnership during the official visit of President Ilham Aliyev an important step in the development of bilateral relations. The Ministry's Director for Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia, Niklas Wagner, in a post on the social network X on behalf of the German Foreign Ministry, emphasized that the document would contribute to further deepening of cooperation between the two countries.

"Today we further strengthened the strong relations between Germany and Azerbaijan through the Strategic Agenda. We will work on expanding cooperation in various areas and welcome the historic dynamics in relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan," the post states. It also includes the full text of the Joint Declaration.

The visit of the head of the Azerbaijani state also received extensive coverage in Vietnamese media. The portals Vietnam.vn, Baomoi.com and Quang Minh Viet Nam covered the official visit of President Ilham Aliyev primarily in the context of energy security, strategic partnership and cooperation in the sphere of transport and logistics. The publications presented Germany's signing of the Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership with Azerbaijan and the expansion of cooperation in the fields of energy, transport, trade, investment, infrastructure, science and technology as the main outcomes of the visit.

The publications particularly emphasized Azerbaijan's growing role as a reliable energy partner for Europe against the backdrop of reducing dependence on Russian energy resources, the significance of the Southern Gas Corridor and the prospects for increasing gas supplies to Germany. At the same time, the Middle Corridor was presented as an alternative strategic transport route connecting Asia and Europe amid geopolitical risks, and Azerbaijan's investments in the Alat port and transit infrastructure were assessed as an important factor in diversifying European supply chains.

Overall, Vietnamese media presented Azerbaijan-Germany relations not only as bilateral cooperation but also as an important element of ensuring Europe's energy security, developing regional interconnectivity and shaping a new global logistics system.

The Kuwaiti news portal Nabd.com also covered the visit of the President of Azerbaijan primarily in the context of energy security, trade ties and Europe's strategy to reduce dependence on Russian energy resources. The publication focuses on Germany's interest in Azerbaijani gas, the role of the Southern Gas Corridor, the potential increase in gas exports and the significance of the Middle Corridor for trade between Europe and Asia. In this context, Azerbaijan-Germany cooperation is viewed as part of broader global energy and logistics processes. It is particularly emphasized that not only Azerbaijan's energy resources but also its transit potential are acquiring strategic value for Europe.

A number of international media outlets provided detailed coverage of President Ilham Aliyev's statement about an informal meeting in Baku of