The blast that occurred in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea on July 4 had been caused by mud volcano eruption in Dashli Island, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) reported today. “A mud volcano where natural combustion took place, has been found 30 km off the coast …
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Zangazur Corridor to open economic opportunity for Azerbaijan, Armenia, and wider region
The reopening of the Zangazur Corridor — a rail and road linking Azerbaijan to Armenia — will open an economic opportunity for both our countries and the wider region, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmat Hajiyev wrote in …
Read More »Lithuania can offer Azerbaijan fast route to Scandinavian countries – vice-minister
Question: What are the priorities of cooperation between Lithuania and Azerbaijan in the sphere of economy? Answer: Azerbaijan is one of our main trading partners in South Caucasus. Although, trade relationship between Lithuania and Azerbaijan currently are not intense, they could be intensified in the short and medium run. There are …
Read More »Aliyev: Azerbaijani cities systematically destroyed during 30 years of occupation
President Ilham Aliyev has said that Azerbaijan’s cities were systematically destroyed during Armenia’s 30-year occupation, Azertag reported on June 23. He made the remarks at a meeting with United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) High Representative Miguel Ángel Moratinos in Baku on June 23. “As you know, they destroyed the cities …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Russia hold consultations on Caspian Sea issues
Azerbaijan and Russia held the Baku-initiated consultations over issues related to the Caspian Sea on June 17, Trend reported. The deputy foreign minister and the Azerbaijani president’s special representative for the border and the Caspian Sea issues, Khalaf Khalafov, represented Azerbaijan at the consultations. Russia was represented by the Russian Foreign Ministry ambassador-at-large, the Russian …
Read More »Iran interested in developing tourism in liberated territories of Azerbaijan
Khudafarin bridges between Azerbaijan and Iran, which have a special historical relationship, should be in the center of attention as much as possible, Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Ali Asghar Mounesan told journalists, Trend reports citing IRNA. He made the remark while getting acquainted with Khudafarin bridges in East …
Read More »Azerbaijan Republic Veterans Organization issues statement on death of journalists in Kalbajar district
The Presidium of the Azerbaijan Republic Veterans Organization issued a statement on the deaths on June 4 of the correspondent of the Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC) Maharram Ibrahimov and the operator of Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting (AZTV) CJSC Siraj Abishov as a result of a mine explosion while …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Turkey discuss prospects for development of military cooperation
Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has met with the delegation led by the Second Chief of the Turkish General Staff, Corps General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu. The delegation is on a visit to Azerbaijan to participate in the 13th meeting of the Azerbaijani-Turkish High-Level Military …
Read More »Nar supports contest for children from martyrs’ and veterans’ families
On the occasion of 1 June, International Children’s Day, Nar rendered support to the ‘Children of Heroes’ contest held among children from martyrs’ and veterans’ families. The project organized by the Public Union ‘Join in solidarity and become a winner’ aims to guide the lifestyle of the children of heroes, …
Read More »Azerbaijan marks 103rd Republic Day
Today Azerbaijanis celebrate the Republic day that honors the date on which the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic (ADR) was founded in 1918 as the first democratic republic in the entire Muslim East. On May 18, Azerbaijan’s National Council declared the independent Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, which marked the country’s independence from the …
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