Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR is expanding international operations.

First Vice President and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva (R), standing next to Pope Francis and her husband, President Ilham Aliyev, plays an increasingly assertive role.

It may be hard to believe, but what is a festive occasion for most of us in my country and our neighbors is, as too often in this world, a matter of some controversy. 

First Vice President and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva plays an increasingly assertive role.