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Chairperson of Azerbaijani parliament Sahiba Gafarova met with the visiting delegation led by Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT) Akif Kilic on 9 March, Trend reports citing Press and Public Relations Department of the parliament. Welcoming the guests, Sahiba Gafarova expressed …

Azerbaijan is restoring its historic Shusha city in Nagorno-Karabakh liberated from the Armenian occupation as a result of the 44-day-war. After the repair and restoration work, water supply has also been ensured in the city, the Cabinet of Ministers has said in its report on activities of 2020. According to …

Israel’s “Israel Hayom” newspaper has published an article by Israeli journalist Dean Shmuel Elmas, highlighting Assistant to Azerbaijani President, Head of Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmat Hajiyev’s message of gratitude as he thanked Israeli medical delegation for rendering ophthalmological assistance to over 150 Azerbaijani servicemen wounded …

Azerbaijan and Tajikistan have discussed prospects of cooperation in tourism. The number of Tajik citizens visiting Azerbaijan increased by 50 percent and reached 3,500 in 2019, Trend reported. The Chairman of the State Tourism Agency Fuad Naghiyev stressed that the above figures don’t fully reflect the potential of tourism cooperation between the …

Forty Azerbaijani and Czech tourism companies have met in an online meeting in B2B (Business to Business) format to discuss how to develop relations in the tourism industry. Representatives of Azerbaijan Tourism Bureau, Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), the Embassy of Azerbaijan in the Czech Republic, the Embassy of the Czech Republic …

Azerbaijan and the world’s leading McKinsey & Company held a video conference as part of the agreement to develop Azerbaijan Railways’ Corporate Strategy until 2030. Azerbaijan Railways’ Chairman Javid Gurbanov emphasized that as a result of increased attention to the railways sector and ongoing reforms, the company’s financial obligations have …

Azerbaijan increased the volume of electricity exported to neighbouring Georgia by 16.7 percent in January-February 2021, Azertag has reported. In the first two months of the year, Azerbaijan exported 299.7 million kWh of electricity to Georgia thus accounting for 36.2 percent of this country’s total electricity imports. Overall, Georgia imported …