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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Secretary of Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Akbar Ahmadian, on January 8, Azernews reports. The head of state emphasized that Ali Akbar Ahmadian’s visit to Azerbaijan provided an excellent opportunity to discuss prospects for the development of …

The credit obligations of citizens who lost their lives in the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) Embraer 190 passenger plane crash during the Baku-Grozny flight have been fully written off. This measure was taken at the expense of the relevant organizations’ own funds. Azernews reports that the announcement was made in a joint …

Recently, a video of a speech by former Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrosyan, delivered at the “Yerkrapa” volunteer union meeting on July 23-24, 1993, has been circulated. His words reveal deeply rooted racism, hatred towards Azerbaijanis, and a policy of aggression within Armenia’s political circles, according to the West Azerbaijan Community, Azernews reports. …

Brazilian experts have started the critical task of decoding the cockpit voice recorder from the AZAL plane that crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, on December 25. The black boxes were delivered to Brazil on Wednesday (Thursday, Baku time), Azernews reports via Brazilian G1. The analysis of the flight recorders began on January 2 …

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was interviewed by Azerbaijan Television (AzTV) at Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Azernews reports. Here is the full interview: Journalist: Hello Mr. President. President Ilham Aliyev: Hello. Journalist: Unfortunately, an event that deeply shocked all of us occurred in recent days. On 25 December, an AZAL plane flying …

A literary-artistic evening titled “Aşiqi-sadiq mənəm” dedicated to the 530th anniversary of the great poet and philosopher Muhammad Fuzuli has been held at the International Mugham Center, Azernews reports. The event was organized jointly by the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry, the International Mugham Center and the Azerbaijan Writers’ Union. The evening was hosted …

On December 27, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, made a phone call to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Azernews reports. The heads of state expressed their condolences to each other and to the families of those who lost their lives in the crash of the aircraft …

Ripples from Azerbaijan’s plane crash in Aktau, Kazakhstan, are gradually growing into a tsunami, set to hit Russia hard. In the wake of the crash, several countries have suspended flights to Russia. As is known, on December 25, 2024, an Azerbaijani plane en route from Baku to Grozny unexpectedly appeared …

Azerbaijan and Germany are expanding cooperation in the fight against doping, Azernews reports. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Executive Director of Azerbaijan National Anti-Doping Agency (AMADA) Tahmina Tagizade and Chairman of the Executive Board of the National Anti-Doping Agency of Germany (NADA Germany) Lars Mortsiefer in this regard. The …

The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has sent a congratulatory letter to the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev. According to Azernews, the letter reads: His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Dear Ilham Heydar oglu, Please accept my sincere congratulations and heartfelt wishes …