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Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov has met with Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay on the sidelines of the 43rd session of the organization’s World Heritage Committee in Baku. The Director-General described the meeting of the World Heritage Committee as the biggest event of UNESCO, saying that representatives from …

First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Mehriban Aliyeva has met with Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay, APA reports citing the Presidential press service.

Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay has visited Gobustan National Historical-Artistic Reserve. She first viewed the exhibits at a museum created in the territory of the reserve. In 2007 Gobustan was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site considered to be of “outstanding universal value” for the quality and density of its …

Chairman of Azerbaijan Press Council Aflatun Amashov has met with Fuad Abbasov, Azerbaijani journalist deported from Russia, APA reports. A.Amashov has published the information on his Facebook page. PC Chairman stated that F.Abbasov thanked Azerbaijani state and Press Council that did not leave him alone in his hard times: “We have discussed …

Since July 1, Azerbaijan Deposit Insurance Fund has determined the upper limit of annual interest rate on protected deposits in national currency by 10% and in foreign currency – 2.5%, APA reports citing Azerbaijan Deposit Insurance Fund. According to the information, maximum interest rate on insured deposits up to July 1 is …

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Agency for Development of Small and Middle-sized Enterprises of Azerbaijan and Swiss Association for Small and Middle Entrepreneurs within 8th meeting of Joint Commission on Trade and Economical Cooperation between Azerbaijani government and Federal Council of Swiss Confederation in Bern, Switzerland, APA reports. The document …

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia, India and China make a substantial contribution to forming indivisible security architecture on the continent, APA reports citing TASS. He was speaking at a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held on the sidelines of the G20 summit. “Russia, India …

The Chairman of the Azerbaijani Popular Front Party (APFP) Ali Karimli released, APA reports. Ali Karimli was released after being warned in Binagadi District Police Office. The Chairman of the Azerbaijani Popular Front Party (APFP) Ali Karimli was taken to Binagadi District Police Office, APA reports. Participating in the Solidarity Marathon at the headquarters of the Musavat Party, Karimli was …

The 10th Silk Road International Music Festival will take place in Shaki from June 29 to July 3. The festival is co-organized by the Azerbaijan Union of Composers, the Ministry of Culture and Shaki Executive Power. A press conference has been held ahead of the festival, Trend Life reported. “This year the Shaki Silk Road …

“Insurers will agree that current tariffs on insurance types do not meet today’s requirement”, said Ibrahim Alishov, Executive Chairman of Financial Market Supervisory Authority at the 9th International Insurance Forum on “Insurance market in Azerbaijan: trends and opportunities”, APA-Economics reports. According to him, we have already passed definite stage of the …