Azerbaijan and Central Asian country Kyrgyzstan have reached an agreement to bring bilateral relations to a new level. During the meeting held between Azerbaijan’s Prime Minister Ali Asadov and Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev, the sides agreed to boost ties by activating the work of the joint intergovernmental commission on trade …
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International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation hosts event on Bela Bartok’s year
The International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation has hosted an event dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the birth of the world-famous Hungarian composer Bela Bartok. İn her opening remarks, president of the Foundation, Gunay Afandiyeva, noted that the entire life and creative path of Bela Bartok is an example …
Read More »SOCAR says blast in Caspian Sea caused by mud volcano eruption
The blast that occurred in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea on July 4 had been caused by mud volcano eruption in Dashli Island, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) reported today. “A mud volcano where natural combustion took place, has been found 30 km off the coast …
Read More »Greece exempts nationals of Azerbaijan from entry restrictions
Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Friday added five countries to the list of countries whose citizens are exempted from entry restrictions to Greece, Trend reports citing Greek City Times. CAA’s current entry-ban notam was also extended to Thursday July 8. Permanent residents of the European Union and the Schengen area are …
Read More »Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan consider increasing mutual cargo transportation, transit potential
On July 2, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Sardor Umurzakov received Ambassador of Azerbaijan Guseyn Guliev, Trend reports citing Kun.uz. During the talks, the parties discussed the current agenda of bilateral cooperation, the prospects for its development, as well as the progress in the implementation of previously reached agreements. “Priority areas for …
Read More »Thousands of beekeeping farms moving to Kalbajar
As many as 2,500 bee colonies more are being moved to the pastures of Azerbaijan’s, Kalbajar district, previously liberated from Armenian occupation, the Ministry of Agriculture told Trend. Within a pilot project, the Working Group on Economic Issues of the Interdepartmental Center, operating under the Coordination Headquarters (created to find …
Read More »Working Group on Energy Supply in Azerbaijan’s liberated lands holds meeting
A regular meeting of the Working Group on Energy Supply of the Interdepartmental Center, functioning under the Coordination Headquarters of Azerbaijan, has been held, Trend reports on July 3. The working group was created with the aim to find the centralized solution of issues in the territories of Azerbaijan, previously …
Read More »EU ready to engage more to achieve comprehensive, lasting settlement after Second Karabakh War – High Representative
European Union (EU) is ready to engage more to achieve a comprehensive and lasting settlement after the Second Karabakh war, High Representative of the European Union, Josep Borrell said, Trend reports. Borrell made the statement in a blog dedicated to the conclusion of the visit of Austria Foreign Minister Alexander …
Read More »Russian Export Center offers financial instruments for implementation of projects in Azerbaijan
The Russian Export Center offered to use its financial instruments for the implementation of big infrastructure projects in Azerbaijan, Trend reports on July 2 with reference to the Russian Export Center and the statement made during the meeting of Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev and the Russian delegation headed by …
Read More »Zangazur Corridor to open economic opportunity for Azerbaijan, Armenia, and wider region
The reopening of the Zangazur Corridor — a rail and road linking Azerbaijan to Armenia — will open an economic opportunity for both our countries and the wider region, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmat Hajiyev wrote in …
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