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The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has congratulated oil industry workers of Azerbaijan on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Contract of the Century, Oil Workers Day, APA reports citing the Presidential press service.

As part of his working visit to Hungary, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov has met with his Kyrgyz counterpart Chingiz Aydarbekov. The Ministers had broad exchange over various issues of bilateral cooperation agenda. The importance of high level mutual visits exchange in terms of development of bilateral relations …

A solemn opening ceremony of the 11th Uzeyir Hajibeyli International Music Festival has been held in Baku. The festival is co-organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Culture. Minister of Culture Abulfas Garayev, head of the Department for Humanitarian Policy Issues of the Presidential Administration Farah Aliyeva, …

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Szijjártó as part of his working visit to the country. The sides hailed the development level of bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Hungary and steady development of cooperation in the context of strategic …

Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy Luigi Di Maio. The sides noted that relations between the two countries are based on the Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership adopted in 2014, high-level political dialogue is developing on a regular basis, …

The waltz from the “Seven Beauties” ballet by great Azerbaijani composer Gara Garayev will be played at the opening ceremony of the Transsiberien Festival to be held in Lille, France, on December 12-14, according to the festival`s directors. The project is a joint idea by Jean-Claude Casadesus, Marina Bower and …

A reception to mark 100th anniversary of Afghaqnistan’s independence has been organized in Baku. The event started with the performance of the national anthems of Azerbaijan and Afghanistan. Addressing the event, Afghan Ambassador Khairullah Spelenai highlighted the development of Afghanistan-Azerbaijan relations. Commending Azerbaijan for constantly supporting Afghanistan in all spheres, …