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An Azerbaijani delegation led by Speaker of the Parliament Ogtay Asadov will attend the 8th Plenary Session and Conference marking the 10th anniversary of TURKPA, which is to take place in Izmir, Turkey, from November 19-21.The event will see Kyrgyzstan hand over chairmanship of the organization to Turkey.The agenda of …

Maintaining public order, not political affiliation is the main criterion for police, said Azerbaijani President’s Assistant for Public and Political Affairs Ali Hasanov.“On November 17, leaders and members of Azerbaijani Popular Front Party as well as a group of activists of several other political organizations attempted to stage an unauthorized …

Azerbaijani gymnasts Abdulla Al-Mashaykhi and Ruhidil Gurbanli (29,646 points), performing as part of mixed pairs competitions, grabbed silver at the FIG Acrobatic Gymnastics World Cup in Baku.Russian gymnasts Kirill Startsev and Victoria Aksenova (29,663 points) ranked first, Belarusian athletes Artur Belyakov and Olga Melnik (28,942 points) ranked third.The finals of …

There are plans to sign many documents between Azerbaijan and Belarus, Deputy Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev told reporters in Baku Nov. 17.“Relations between Azerbaijan and Belarus cover the political, economic, trade, military-technical, cultural, humanitarian and other spheres,” Hajiyev said.He noted …

After the election of First Vice-President of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva as the President of Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation, a great turning point was observed in this field, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan Ismayil Ismayilov said.He made the remarks Nov. 17 at the opening ceremony of the FIG Acrobatic …

Azerbaijan has improved its position in WEC ranking, taking the 27th place among 125 countries of the world with the best energy system according to the data of the “Energy Trilemma Index” for 2018, compiled by the World Energy Council.In 2017, Azerbaijan took the 31st place among 125 world countries. …

A delegation of Azerbaijani Prosecutor General’s Office has attended the 9th meeting of the Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN) organized by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Prague.The delegation included chief of organizational and information support department of the Anti-Corruption Department under the …