“Azerbaijani delegation has been subjected to very serious attacks at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in recent years,” Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, Member of the Russian delegation to PACE Leonid Slutsky stated, APA’s Moscow bureau reports. “However, Azerbaijan is confidently moving forward …
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Azerbaijan, Turkey agree on joint operation of freight rail cars
The railway administrations of Azerbaijan and Turkey will jointly operate freight rails cars. Representatives of Azerbaijan Railways and Turkish State Railways signed a document on the joint use of freight rail cars based on interchange, Azerbaijan Railways reported. The agreement reflects the rules of international transport, the rules for loading, …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Ukraine set to enhance energy cooperation
A regular 12th meeting of the Azerbaijan-Ukraine Intergovernmental Commission (IPC) on economic cooperation will be held in Kyiv on January 31. Azerbaijan will be represented by Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov and Ukraine by Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Krykliy at the meeting, Energy Ministry reported. Expanding cooperation in the trade, economic, energy, …
Read More »Movie by Azerbaijani director featured in Brussels
“When the Persimmons Grew” movie by Azerbaijani director Hilal Baydarov was screened in Brussels as part of the Bridges International Film Festival. The Azerbaijani-Austrian production “When the Persimmons Grew”, which won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Documentary Film, is a meditative, poetic documentary and an intimate portrait of the …
Read More »Nar prepared audiobooks for people with visual impairment
Aiming to support people with visual impairment, ‘Canli Kitab’ project carried out jointly by Nar and Radio Antenn channel has ended. Over the 3 months, the selected works of Azerbaijani and world literature translated into Azerbaijani language were narrated on the air of Radio Antenn 101 FM and recorded in …
Read More »Kazakh embassy in Azerbaijan launches hot line due to coronavirus outbreak
Kazakhstan’s embassy in Azerbaijan launched a special round-the-clock telephone line for Kazakh citizens who are currently in Azerbaijan, the embassy told Trend. The embassy noted that the line was launched due to the coronavirus outbreak. The phone number is +7 771 725 5555. The outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan …
Read More »Users of Nar+ app exceed 100,000
Nar+ application launched by Nar, the mobile operator always tailoring its services with the focus on customer needs, has been in use for 5 months now. Giving the users digital control over their account, the application has already turned into an integral part of transparent customer experience of Nar users. …
Read More »Coronavirus: Australian scientists first to recreate virus outside China
Scientists in Australia have become the first to recreate the new coronavirus outside of China in what they have called a “significant breakthrough”, BBC reports. The discovery will be shared with the World Health Organization (WHO) in the hope it may help efforts to diagnose and treat the virus. Scientists …
Read More »Lukoil may expand its activity in the Caspian Sea
The head of Russia’s Lukoil company Vahid Alekperov has appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, APA-Economics reports citing Russian media. In the appeal, V. Alekperov has requested for permission in order to carry out geological exploration in the three areas (Tuleniy 1, Tuleniy 2 and Tuleniy 3) located in the Russian …
Read More »CIS observation mission continues monitoring of parliamentary elections
The CIS Observation Mission continues monitoring of elections to Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan, the mission told secki-2020.az. The CIS observers visited the constituency election commissions in Salyan, Bilasuvar, Jalilabad, Masalli, Astara, Lankaran, Lerik, Kurdamir, Ujar, Yevlakh, Goranboy, Goygol districts and the city of Ganja. They familiarized themselves with the progress …
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