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Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has met with President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly George Tsereteli. FM Mammadyarov noted the important role of the OSCE, including OSCE PA structures, in the European security system and informed, in general, the President of the OSCE PA about the latest negotiations process on …

Iran’s Islamic Azad University will open a branch in several countries, including Azerbaijan, said Ali Akbar Vilayeti,, Advisor to the Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Khamenei and rector of the Azad Islam University, APA’s Tehran bureau reports. He added that at present, the University’s branches operate in Afghanistan, UAE and Lebanon: …

“US consider the peaceful settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to be a high priority and we remain fully committed to the Minsk group process,” said George P. Kent, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs during his speech at the Atlantic Council. He said that his country is committed to the Minsk …

“Turkey supports the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan,” said Turkish Parliament Deputy Speaker Sureyya Sadi Bilgic at the OSCE PA President at the Parliamentary Conference on Regional Security and Cooperation and the founding conference of the “Baku Parliamentary Platform for Dialogue and Cooperation”. Vice-speaker of the Turkish …

Initial oil and condensate reserves of Azeri Chirag Gunashli, Shahdaniz, Ashrafi, Garabagh, Umid and Absheron fields located in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea is estimated with 1 458 million tons, SOCAR told APA Economics. 1 340 million tons of the shown number falls to Azeri Chirag Guneshli (1 100 million …

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received president of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly George Tsereteli. They emphasized that the economic development in Azerbaijan contributes to stability, underlining that Baku’s hosting major international events is of vital importance not only for Azerbaijan but also for the entire region. …

A trilateral meeting of Defense Minister of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, National Defense Minister of Turkey Hulusi Akar, and Defense Minister of Georgia Levan Izoria will be held on June 12 in Azerbaijan’s Gabala district. According to the press service of Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry, the ministers will exchange views …

“The number of Mexican tourists visiting  Azerbaijan increased in 2018”, said Rodrigo Labardin, Ambassador of Mexico to Azerbaijan, at the press conference, APA reports. Ambassador said that the number of Mexican tourists visiting Azerbaijan increased by 9%, as the number of Azerbaijani tourists increased by 20% during 2017-2018. According to Labardini, the most visited places by Azerbaijani tourists are Cancun …

The surface area of the Urmia Lake in north-west Iran has increased by 829 square kilometers, Agil Agdasi, an official with Reagional Water Company of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, told IRNA, Trend reports. He noted that the lake’s water surface has reached 3,231 square kilometers. Currently, water volume of the lake is …

The number of foreigners visiting Azerbaijan in April 2019 increased by 8.9% or 19.4 thousand people compared to the same period of 2018 and reached 238,000, Azerbaijan State Tourism Agency told APA. According to the report, the largest increase was observed from Georgia among visitors, with 22% (10.2 thousand). With an …