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A cargo motorcade, implementing test transportation on the route “Lapis Lazuli” (Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey) in accordance with the agreement on transit and transport cooperation of the participating countries, has arrived in Ashgabat, Trend reports with reference to the Turkmen TV channel “Altyn Asyr”. Last week, the motorcade began its journey from the …

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have viewed conditions created at the Scientific-Research Medical Rehabilitation Institute of the Ministry of Health after renovation in Baku. Minister of Health Ogtay Shiraliyev informed the president of the work done there. President Aliyev then met with …

Azerbaijan’s population reached 9,967,730 as of November 1, according to the State Statistical Committee. Official figures show that the number of the country`s population grew by 69,645 people since the beginning of the year. The population density is 115 people per a square kilometer, the committee said. According to official …

An Azerbaijani-UK Culture Center has been established in London. A ceremony to mark the occasion brought together the Azerbaijani Embassy staff, Azerbaijani students, and Turkish businessmen. In her opening remarks, Vice president of the Center Sevil Aslanova highlighted the goals and objectives of the Culture Center. She noted that the …

Azerbaijan is one of the most active participants of the International Labor Organization (ILO), Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population Metin Karimli said Dec. 17 at an event entitled “Basics of creating labor remuneration systems for civil servants” in Baku, Trend reports. He noted that Azerbaijan …

By Leman Mammadova Direct flights will be opened between Azerbaijan and Pakistan, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Pakistan Ali Alizade said on the Pakistani television channel Channel 5. The parties began to work in this direction, he said during the Diplomatic Enclave telecast. Alizade expressed official Baku’s interest in expanding trade and economic cooperation with …

The capitalization of the banking sector of Azerbaijan in October 2018 amounted to 4.7 billion manats, which is 12.43 percent more than the figure at the beginning of the year, Trend reports referring to the Financial Market Supervision Authority (FIMSA). As the FIMSA report said, the total assets of banks …

Zaur Hasanov, head of the “Antique Period Archaeology” department, Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of ANAS, currently is engaged in the “Knowledge Exchange and Academic Cultures in the Humanities. Europe and the Black Sea Region” Project financed by European Commission’s HORIZON 2020 program. Zaur Hasanov participated at the presentation of …

The closing ceremony of “Nakhchivan, the Capital of Islamic Culture-2018” has been held at Heydar Aliyev Palace in the city of Nakhchivan. Prior to the event, Deputy Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Amina Al-Hajri, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Culture Abulfas Garayev and members of the …

Official exchange rate of the Azerbaijani manat against the US dollar, set by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA), remained unchanged last week. Accordingly, at the end of the week, the average rate was 1.7 AZN/USD. Official AZN/USD exchange rate December 3 1.7 December 10 1.7 December 4 1.7 December …