Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has reiterated Azerbaijan’s commitment to cooperation with Armenia to bolster regional peace and security, Azernews reports, citing the ministry. Bayramov made the remark at the 132nd session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE) in Turin, Italy on May 20. The minister …
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Azerbaijan, Turkey ink accord on labor, social protection co-op
Azerbaijan and Turkey have signed a supplementary accord on amending the Procedural Agreement dated May 6, 2004, on the implementation of the agreement on cooperation in the field of social protection between the governments of the two countries, Azernews reports. The document was signed by Ministers Sahil Babayev and Vedat …
Read More »Denmark launches new route to transport cargo from China to Europe via Azerbaijan
Danish transport and logistics group Maersk has launched an updated rail service that connects China and Europe, Azernews reports. Freight will be transported through Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, and it will take approximately 40 days to deliver rail freight to its destinations. After passing the border of Khorgos between China …
Read More »President Ilham Aliyev: We want to see the South Caucasus as a region of peace, cooperation and interaction
“We have also talked about the post-conflict situation in the South Caucasus. I reiterated Azerbaijan’s position that we want to see the South Caucasus as a region of peace, cooperation and interaction. I think that after the second Karabakh war, there is an opportunity to create this format of cooperation,” …
Read More »Iranian FM, Azerbaijani deputy PM discuss economic ties
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has told Azerbaijan’s Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev that energy and transportation are two main fields which the two countries can use to enhance their economic cooperation, according to IRNA. The top Iranian diplomat met with the Azerbaijani official in Tehran on Wednesday. Mustafayev, who …
Read More »Defense Ministry: Azerbaijan Army Signal Units and subunits hold comprehensive training
Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov and the leadership of the Ministry have attended the comprehensive training held with the Army’s Signal units and subunits”, the Ministry of Defense told AZERTAC. “In the field control points, the minister, who inquired about the organization and progress of the training, was …
Read More »Pakistan hopes for beefing up ties with Azerbaijan under Baku’s PA ECO chairmanship
Relations between Pakistan and Azerbaijan will further strengthen during the latter’s chairmanship in the Parliamentary Assembly of Economic Cooperation Organization (PA ECO), Azernews reports, citing Pakistan’s National Assembly Chairman Raja Pervaiz Ashraf. Ashraf made the remarks at the third General Conference of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Economic Co-operation Organisation …
Read More »May 18 marks International Museum Day
On May 20, the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum will host a series of events on the occasion of International Museum Day. The photo exhibition “Talking Monuments” aimed to educate the young generation about the preservation of Azerbaijan’s national and cultural heritage, museums and historic monuments will open the event. The …
Read More »Turkey leads in applications number to conduct business in Azerbaijan’s liberated lands
Turkish companies are leading in the number of applications from foreign companies to conduct business in Azerbaijan’s liberated territories, Azernews reports. The remarks were made during the general meeting of the Turkish-Azerbaijan Businessmen and Industrialists Public Union. Speaking at the event, Azerbaijan’s Agency for Small and Medium Business Development Chairman …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Austria hold business forum to explore every avenue for expanding co-op
The Azerbaijani-Austrian business forum has been held as part of the 10th meeting of the joint commission on economic, agricultural, industrial, technical, and technological cooperation between the two countries, in Baku on May 16, Azernews reports. Speaking at the forum, Azerbaijan’s Digital Development and Transport Minister Rashad Nabiyev expressed confidence that …
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