Azerbaijan has set up a foundation to help families of soldiers killed and injured during 2020 Karabakh War, Azertag reported on December 8. The foundation titled YASHAT was set up upon President Ilham Aliyev’s decree. It will ensure a transparent, efficient and accessible platform for additional support (financial and other …

Some activities and services will be allowed in Azerbaijan during the COVID-19-related tightened quarantine from December 14, 2020 till January 18, 2021, a source in the Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers told Trend. Due to increase in coronavirus infections, Azerbaijan is strengthening measures across the country, to curb further spread of the …

Azerbaijan and Italy discussed bilateral cooperation in the oil and gas field during the meeting between Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov and the delegation led by Vice-President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies Ettore Rosato, the ministry reported on December 8. During the meeting, it was noted that Italy had entrusted …

Turkey was Azerbaijan’s largest trade partner among OIC countries, with a trade turnover of $3.5 billion during the period of January-October 2020, the State Customs Committee has reported. The volume of export of Azerbaijani products to Turkey amounted to $2.3 billion, while the import from Turkey amounted to $1.2 billion. In the meantime, …

The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection is taking measures to provide social support to martyrs’ families, war veterans and civilians affected by the Armenian aggression. The State Employment Agency under the ministry has helped 500 people employment recently. Of them 350 persons, including 215 member of martyrs’ families, 70 …

Question: What are the priority areas of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Poland in the sphere of economy?   Answer: Generally speaking main directions of the economic cooperation between Poland and Azerbaijan remain unchanged. They were expressed in the document Road Map towards the Strategic Partnership in the Economy signed in …

“On September 27th Armenia launched large-scale military aggression against Azerbaijan. During 44 days, armed forces of Armenia heavily shelled Tartar and other cities of Azerbaijan situated along the frontline. Armenia fired ballistic missile against Ganja, Barda, Mingachevir, Gabala, Siyazan and other cities which are far away from frontline. They used …

Filmmakers from Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan have joined a virtual conference aimed at strengthening of the cooperation in the film industry. The conference was attended by the Ambassador of Uzbekistan Bakhrom Ashrafkhanov, First Deputy Director of the Uzbekkino National Agency Shukhrat Rizayev, film director, People’s Artist Vagif Mustafayev, the head of …

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu had a telephone conversation on December 3, 2020, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told Trend. The ministers exchanged the views on the 27th meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council, as well as the other regional issues of mutual interest.

A nationwide moment of silence to honor the memory of the Patriotic War martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan was observed at 12:00 on December 4 across Azerbaijan. Ships and cars sounded sirens throughout the country. The traffic movement was halted for a minute, with …