The 108th Session of the International Labor Conference is taking place in Geneva with the participation of delegations of the member countries of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and social partners, Trend reports. At the event, Azerbaijan is represented by a delegation led by Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the …

Beekeeping is rapidly developing in Azerbaijan, and this is facilitated by state support. Badraddin Hasratov, Chairman of the Management Board of Azerbaijan Beekeepers Association (ABA), told local media that the traditional honey fair in Baku will be held in early October. He noted that it is planned to collect at …

The SOCAR Turkey Energy A.S (STEAŞ) has completed the purchase of the shares of the German energy giant EWE Turkey Holding, subsidiary of EWE, in Bursagaz, Kayserigaz, EWE Enerji, Enervis and Millenicom companies. “These companies will continue their operations under the SOCAR Turkey’s ownership adding value to the Turkish and …

The Azerbaijani Embassy in Turkey has organized a conference marking the 100th anniversary of Azerbaijan’s diplomatic service. Participants in the event included heads and representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Ankara, prominent Azerbaijani and Turkish scholars, as well as students studying in various universities of Turkey. In his opening …

Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, founder and head of International Dialogue for Environmental Action (IDEA) Public Union Leyla Aliyeva has met with United Nations Envıronment Program (UNEP) Goodwill Ambassador, a legendary ice hockey player Vyacheslav Fetisov, who is on a visit in Azerbaijan. They discussed the environmental protection, coping …

Azerbaijan’s national boxing, judo and wrestling teams left for Minsk, Belarus to participate in the 2nd European Games, APA reports. The 2nd European Games will be held June 21-30 in Minsk. Azerbaijan will be represented at the games by 80 athletes.

Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, founder and head of International Dialogue for Environmental Action (IDEA) Public Union Leyla Aliyeva has met with Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Zurab Pololikashvili. The meeting featured the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation between IDEA and UNWTO. The …

Azerbaijan’s main goal is to educate knowledgeable young people with a modern world outlook because the country’s brilliant future will be entrusted to young people, First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva said in the statement to the participants of the high school graduation party “Towards the Future”, Trend reports …

Ankara and Baku will become twin cities, new mayor of Ankara Mansur Yavas said at a meeting with Azerbaijani ambassador to Turkey Khazar Ibrahim, Trend reports referring to the Turkish media. “It is an honour for me that an agreement will be signed during the period of my activity at this post,” …

“Azerbaijan has an independent foreign policy. We have built our foreign policy based on Azerbaijan’s national interests,” Hikmat Hajiyev, the head of the Foreign Affairs Department at the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, said at the Atlantic Council, APA reports. He stated that Azerbaijan tries to understand its neighbors in a difficult geographical …