Swedish-Azerbaijani Association (SAF), acting in Sweden, has called on Parliament of the country (Riksdag) to recognize the Khojaly genocide, committed by Armenians at the end of the previous century, Azerbaijani State Committee for Work with Diaspora told Trend on Feb.20. According to the committee, the statement addressed to the Swedish …
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President Aliyev approves Azerbaijani-Turkish strategic media cooperation accord
President Ilham Aliyev has signed the law to approve the memorandum of understanding between Azerbaijan and Turkey on strategic cooperation in the media sphere, Azertag reported on February 18. The approved memorandum was signed on December 10, 2020, in Baku by Azerbaijani Presidential Aide Hikmat Hajiyev and Director of Communications of the …
Read More »‘A bunch of people’ – film about Nagorno-Karabakh conflict presented
The film called ‘A bunch of people’ featuring the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has been released for the public. The first film from ‘Karabakh’ series, ‘A bunch of people’, screens the events that led to the beginning of the Karabakh conflict, the massacres committed by Armenians, as well as what happened afterwards …
Read More »Violence around Azerbaijani Karabakh to possibly be discussed during OSCE PA Winter Meeting
The topic of violence in and around Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh may be raised during the 20th Winter Meeting of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the OSCE PA official told Trend. The official said that the members of Azerbaijan’s OSCE PA Delegation have registered for the Winter Meeting, which, in his words, usually serves …
Read More »Nar supports international online chess series ‘Karabakh is Azerbaijan’
Nar, which has always attached special importance to the intellectual development of youth in the country, has supported the international online chess series ‘Karabakh is Azerbaijan’ conducted by chess.az. The series consists of 8 tournaments and a grand final. Each of the tournaments is named after the regions liberated from …
Read More »Nar responds promptly to customer inquiries during the quarantine regime
Nar served its subscribers in an enhanced mode through various channels during the social isolation declared in the country in connection with the spread of coronavirus infection. In 2020, the Call Center 777 received more than 2.5 million inquiries and responded them in an average of 20 seconds. 85% of …
Read More »President Aliyev says demining of liberated lands priority
President Ilham Aliyev has described the mine clearance operations on Azerbaijani territories recently liberated from Armenian occupation as one of the priority tasks before the country. He made the remarks in a video format meeting with newly-appointed Chairman of the Board of the Azerbaijani Mine Action Agency Vugar Suleymanov on …
Read More »Hungary, Iran eye participation in restoring Azerbaijan’s liberated lands
Azerbaijan and Hungary have discussed Hungarian companies’ participation in the restoration of Azerbaijan’s liberated territories, Hungarian Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó wrote in his official Facebook page. Szijjártó said that the topic was discussed during the videoconference between Azerbaijan Minister of Labor and Social Protection, Co-chair of the …
Read More »Azerbaijan boosts production in non oil, gas sector in 2020
Azerbaijan increased the volume of production in the non-oil and gas sector by 12.5 percent during the period of January-December 2020, the State Statistics Committee has reported. In 2020, industrial enterprises and individual entrepreneurs, operating in this sector, produced industrial products worth AZN 37.1 billion ($), which is a decrease …
Read More »Shah pilaf
A dish worthy of a king – or perhaps simply the main course of a wedding ceremony – shah pilaf (translated as crown pilaf) is a traditional Azerbaijani meal infused with a medley of local aromas. It goes through several stages of preparation before reaching its distinctive final shape. First, …
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