A park named after great Azerbaijani poet and thinker Nizami Ganjavi is planned to be created in Ukraine’s second largest city of Kharkiv in 2020 where a monument to him will also be erected, Azerbaijan’s Embassy in Kyiv has told AZERTAC. According to the Embassy, necessary documentation is now being finalized. …
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Russia’s Makhachkala eyes to launch flights to Baku and Tehran in 2020
Makhachkala-Baku and Makhachkala-Tehran direct flights are planned to be launched in 2020, Director General of Makhachkala Airport JSC in Russia’s Republic of Dagestan Arsen Pirmagomedov said. “Presently, we are considering the issue of launching direct flights to Iran’s Tehran city and Azerbaijan’s Baku city this year,” Pirmagomedov added, Trend reports referring to …
Read More »458 candidates for MP registered in Azerbaijan
As many as 2,296 people have applied for participation in the early parliamentary election in Azerbaijan to be held Feb. 9, said the head of the country’s Central Election Commission (CEC) Mazahir Panahov at a meeting of CEC on Jan. 6, Trend reports. Panahov said that 463 candidates for MP have been …
Read More »NATO suspends Iraq training mission
NATO suspended its training mission in Iraq, the alliance said Saturday after a U.S. drone strike killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, according to news organization Politico. NATO has been advising the Iraqi defense forces on how to keep ISIS from regaining strength. However, those “training activities are temporarily …
Read More »Azerbaijani, Iranian FMs discuss regional situation over phone
On January 4, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov had a telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Javad Zarif. The ministers discussed the latest developments that aggravated the tension in the region. It was noted that the Azerbaijani side calls on all parties involved …
Read More »Turkish Finance Minister: “Fighting inflation to be Turkey’s top agenda in 2020”
Turkey will stabilize the inflation rate at single digits by improving competition in goods and services markets and enhancing production, the country’s treasury and finance minister said Friday, APA reports citing Anadolu Agency. “Fight against inflation will be our top agenda in 2020,” Berat Albayrak said on Twitter, underlining the year-end inflation …
Read More »Day of Solidarity of World Azerbaijanis and New Year celebrated in Nakhchivan
The city of Nakhchivan has hosted celebrations on the occasion of the Day of Solidarity of World Azerbaijanis and New Year. Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Vasif Talibov and his family members attended the celebrations which were held in the city`s central square. Monitors installed in …
Read More »President Ilham Aliyev: The vast majority of world community supports Azerbaijan
“Our international positions have strengthened further. During the year, more than 40 heads of state and government visited Azerbaijan. Our bilateral ties have significantly expanded. We successfully cooperate in a multilateral format, several prestigious international events have been held in our country. I should specifically mention the Summit of the …
Read More »Sudanese ambassador completes his diplomatic tenure in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has met with Sudanese Ambassador Abbas Mustafa Ahmed Abdalla who is completing his diplomatic mission in the country. The sides exchanged views on the bilateral cooperation between Azerbaijan and Sudan. Recalling the meeting of Chairman of Sovereign Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan with …
Read More »AZAL to open its sky to all airlines
For the first time in the history of Azerbaijan’s civil aviation, the so-called fifth and seventh freedoms of the air will start operating at all international airports of the country. From January 1, 2020, these degrees of freedom will enable flights from Azerbaijani airports to 40 countries in Europe, North …
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