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On January 29, the US President’s National Security Advisor John Bolton made a telephone call to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. A range of issues of mutual interest were discussed during the talk, including energy security, cooperation in the field of security and negotiations on the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

A conference dedicated to the results of implementation of “The State Program on socio-economic development of the regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2014-2018” has been held. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the conference, and made an opening speech. Other speakers at the event included …

Infrastructure at border crossing points will be modernized in Azerbaijan in 2019 and measures will be taken to simplify cross-border trade, Safar Mehdiyev, chairman of the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan, said in an interview with Trend. Mehdiyev noted that also measures to minimize contacts between the official and the …

Hallabong, a rare citrus fruit, has been planted from more than 100 hectares (ha) of land in Azerbaijan’s Lankaran, the Lankaran City Executive Power told Trend. The harvest time of this fruit differs from other citrus fruits: “Although other citrus fruits of the southern region are harvested in October-November, the …

By Abdul Kerimkhanov Azerbaijan has significantly improved its positions in the Index of Economic Freedom-2019, compiled by the U.S. influential think tank The Heritage Foundation. Azerbaijan has raised its position by seven lines in the Index of Economic Freedom-2019. The countries were rated according to criteria such as freedom of business, …

By Laman Ismayilova First ever Italian-Azerbaijan Film Festival has kicked off in Baku. The event was co-organized by the Imago Group and Sandro Teti Editore, the United Culture Center, with the support of the Culture Ministry of Azerbaijan. A press conference was held as part of the festival, Trend Life …

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have met with families of martyrs at the Presidential Palace.

Maintaining stability of prices and keeping inflation at 4 percent (±2 percent) will be the ultimate goal of the monetary policy of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) in 2019, Chairman of the CBA Elman Rustamov said at an expanded meeting of the bank’s board Jan. 26, Trend reports. He …

Famous pianist, honored artist of Azerbaijan Nargiz Aliyarova will perform at a concert in St. Mark’s Church, New York City on February 17. Founder and president of National Music & Global Culture Society Nargiz Aliyarova will perform the works of Afro-American composers. Gizem Yucel (viola/violin), Shenika John Jordan (soprano) and …

In February 2019, the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR intends to increase oil pumping through the Baku-Novorossiysk pipeline up to 85,000 tons, a source, having the corresponding information, told Trend. “In January, 80,000 tons of oil are planned to be shipped in the northern direction, while in general, 320,000-325,000 tons …