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The U-23 World Wrestling Championship continues in Tirana, the capital of Albania, Azernews reports. The winners of the last five weights of Greco-Roman wrestling at the world championships have been determined. Rashad Mammadov (55 kg) defeated American William Sullivan (12:4), Colombian Cristofor Aguilar (9:0), and Japanese Kohei Yamagiva (12:2) and advanced to …

Azerbaijan and China have discussed advancing cooperative relations in renewable energy, as Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov met with representatives of two major Chinese companies, “TBEA Co., Ltd” and “PowerChina International Group,” during his visit to China, Azernews reports. During the meeting with Zhang Xin, Chairman of the Board of Directors at …

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has announced plans for development in the Garabagh and Eastern Zangazur economic regions, Azernews reports, citing the SOCAR’s 2023 Sustainable Development Report. SOCAR stated that it is ready to develop Garabagh and Eastern Zangazur as carbon-neutral zones, and outlined the following measures to achieve this: …

In preparation for the COP29 global climate conference, which will be held in Baku from November 11-22, the COP29 Azerbaijan Operating Company, in collaboration with the State Tourism Agency and the Azerbaijan Hotel Association, is working to enhance sustainability competencies. Hotel employees across the country are participating in relevant training, Azernews reports, …

Director of the International Mugham Center, Honored Artist, tar player Sahib Pashazade, and the center’s soloist, Honored Artist, drummer Kamran Karimov have successfully represented Azerbaijan at the first-ever World Culture Festival held in Karachi, Pakistan, Azernews reports citing Azertag. The festival, organized by the “Art Council Pakistan”, will continue until October 30 and …

Russia has requested the possibility of importing 600 MW of electricity from Azerbaijan and Georgia in case of an emergency, Azernews reports, citing Russian media. Aleksandra Panina, a member of the Russian energy company “Inter” management board, revealed this during the All-Russian Tariff Conference. “We have applied to two countries. We have …

The next meeting of the Working Group, established by the Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control State Service under the Ministry of Economy, was held to discuss the implementation of the tasks outlined in the Action Plan for the “State Programme for the Adaptation of the National Standardisation System to International …

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) is spearheading its energy transition strategy through proactive discussions with Yokogawa Europe B.V. SOCAR President Rovshan Najaf and Yokogawa Europe B.V. President Seita Hagihara have actively pursued opportunities for deeper cooperation in decarbonization and sustainable energy. Azerbaijan is dedicated to aligning its energy …

A book presentation, “Sweet Pearls of Western Azerbaijan,” prepared under the Grant project implemented by the Azerbaijan Agency for State Support to Non-Governmental Organisations, Azernews reports. The event took place at Azerbaijan National Culinary Association on International Chefs Day (October 20). Authored by President of the Azerbaijan National Culinary Association Tahir Amiraslanov …

Azerbaijan’s feature producer Emil Najafov and his Turkish colleague Emrah Kılıç have discussed co-producing films as part of the 15th Baku International Film Festival, Azernews reports. Speaking about the history of joint projects, Emil Najafov outlined that in contemporary cinema, this direction plays a special role. “Since the 1990s to the present, …