Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov has met with the International Monetary Fund`s (IMF) virtual mission to discuss steps to support economic growth in the country. According to the ministry, the meeting hosted discussions on recent development trends in Azerbaijani economy, prospects for 2021-2022 and the medium term growth, economic …

The working group of the Azerbaijani parliament on Azerbaijan-US inter-parliamentary relations made a statement, Trend reports referring to the Azerbaijani parliament. The statement was made in connection with a letter that some members of the US Senate addressed to US President Joseph Biden on February 9, 2021. The senators who …

The sixth new tunnel was built on the Ubisa-Shorapani (Shrosha village) section of Georgia at the Rikoti Pass, which is part of the East-West international highway, Trend reports via the Department of Roads of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia. The tunnel is 885 meters long. It …

Director-General (DG) of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Dr. Salim M. AlMalik reaffirmed that supporting women, promoting their roles, and achieving gender equality in the field of science is an absolute necessity in the current times, according to the official website of the Organization. He stressed …

The film called ‘A bunch of people’ featuring the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has been released for the public. The first film from ‘Karabakh’ series, ‘A bunch of people’, screens the events that led to the beginning of the Karabakh conflict, the massacres committed by Armenians, as well as what happened afterwards …

The Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) is the successful result of years of hard work, Azerbaijani expert-economist Eldaniz Amirov told Trend. According to Amirov, the 7-th meeting of the SGC Advisory Council, held on Feb. 12 through videoconference, was of great importance, as it was the first such meeting after the …

Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company (SOCAR) shipped a batch of 90,000 tons of Azerbaijani oil to Belarus on February 5, local media reported with reference to the company’s Deputy Head of Public Relations Ibrahim Ahmadov. Ahmadov noted that SOCAR Trading signed a contract with Belarusian side for the delivery of approximately …

Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater continues to show virtual performances in the new season. The State Opera Theater delighted spectators with Muslim Magomayev’s “Shah Ismayil” opera. “Shah Ismayil” is a mugham-opera in 6 acts and 7 scenes composed between 1915 and 1919. The ballet is based on a legend about young Shah Ismayil. The …

A joint statement on the outcomes of the 7th ministerial meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council, held in Baku on the 11th of February 2021 via videoconference, was adopted by co-chairs Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov and European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson, as well as European …

The Malaysian National News Agency BERNAMA has published an article by the Embassy of Azerbaijan in the country dedicated to the 97th anniversary of the establishment of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, an integral part of Azerbaijan. Headlined “Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic enters a new stage of development,” the article says: “The …