Azerbaijan’s Prime Minister Novruz Mammadov has met with a delegation led by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia Brock Bierman to discuss prospects for cooperation between Azerbaijan and the organization. Prime Minister Novruz Mammadov hailed cooperation between Azerbaijan and the United States as …

An exhibition titled “Germanaijan” has opened at the German-Azerbaijani Cultural Center Kapellhaus. Organized by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Azerbaijan, and supported by the Cultural Preservation program of the Federal Foreign Office, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Culture and Goethe-Zentrum Baku, the exhibition was launched as part of …

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu. The head of state offered his condolences to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu over the casualties caused by a train crash in Ankara. President Ilham Aliyev hailed the excellent …

By Abdul Kerimkhanov Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have a solid potential for further mutually beneficial cooperation, Kazakh Ambassador to Azerbaijan Beybit Isabayev said at a reception in Baku on the occasion of Kazakhstan’s Independence Day on December 13. “At the present stage, Kazakh-Azerbaijani relations are developing dynamically in all spheres, and …

The price of Azerbaijani oil has decreased on the world markets. The price of a barrel of Azeri Light crude fell $0.82 to stand at $62.19.

UNESCO has adopted Azerbaijan’s report on its activities over the past five years, Trend reports citing the Ministry of Culture Dec. 14. The Intergovernmental Committee on World Heritage (UNESCO structure) has approved the report, considering that it is fully and professionally prepared in terms of information and meets all criteria. …

By Narmina Mammadova The Azerbaijan Railways Closed Joint Stock Company CJSC said that passenger cars are currently being tested for all parameters in the section between Donauworth and Treuchtlingen stations in Germany. Tests are conducted by the railways of Germany on a 35-km stretch. During testing, the maximum speed of the …

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) observes the reforms carried out by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Azerbaijan, welcomes them, and is interested in continuing joint work in a wider area, said Nariman Mannapbekov, head of ADB Baku office, at a meeting with Labor and Social Protection Minister …

The delegation of Azerbaijani entrepreneurs left for Saudi Arabia to establish cooperation, the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) told Trend on Dec. 13. “The Azerbaijani delegation includes 29 companies engaged in the production of building materials, textiles, canned products, juices, as well as travel agencies, etc.,” AZPROMO said. …

There is a very high level of bilateral relations between Russia and Azerbaijan, Spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said at a press conference Dec. 13, answering the question of Trend’s correspondent. “We have a very high level of development and prospects for bilateral relations,” said Zakharova. “They …