Politics

President Ilham Aliyev has said that Azerbaijan’s chairmanship in the Non-Aligned Movement intends to develop interparliamentary dimension of cooperation among the member states. Aliyev made the remarks while addressing the Non-Aligned Movement Interim Conference of Foreign Ministers on July 13. “In my statement at the Baku Summit, I highlighted that …

Azerbaijan’s liberated territories create new opportunities for economic ties with Iran, Iran’s East Azarbaijan Province Deputy Governor-General Ali Jahangiri said. The remark was made during Jahangiri’s meeting with Azerbaijan’s Entrepreneurs Confederation President Mammad Musayev this week. Congratulating Azerbaijan on liberating its territories during the 44-day-war with Armenia, Jahangiri shared his …

UK continues to explore other options to bring UK knowledge and support to assist Azerbaijan in demining, UK Ambassador to Azerbaijan James Sharp told Trend. In Sharp’s words, it’s clear that Azerbaijan faces a huge task in dealing with all the mines and unexploded ordnance. “I’m pleased that the British government, …

The United States welcomes the release by Azerbaijan of 15 Armenian detainees in exchange for Armenia sharing information with Azerbaijan that will facilitate humanitarian demining, Trend reports citing the US embassy in Azerbaijan. “These actions follow Azerbaijan’s June 12 release of Armenian detainees and Armenia’s decision to provide Azerbaijan information …

Azerbaijan`s Deputy Minister of Defense – Commander of the Air Force, Lieutenant General Ramiz Tahirov has met with a delegation led by Commander of the Air Force of Turkey, Army General Hasan Kucukakyuz, who is on a working visit to Azerbaijan. The Turkish delegation first visited the grave of national …

The implementation of joint projects between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have been discussed during the meeting between Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov with the Board Chairman of Samruk-Kazyna JSC and KazMunayQaz JSC, the country’s economy ministry press service reported on July 5. During the meeting, it was noted that relations between …

Azerbaijan and Central Asian country Kyrgyzstan have reached an agreement to bring bilateral relations to a new level. During the meeting held between Azerbaijan’s Prime Minister Ali Asadov and Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev, the sides agreed to boost ties by activating the work of the joint intergovernmental commission on trade …

Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Friday added five countries to the list of countries whose citizens are exempted from entry restrictions to Greece, Trend reports citing Greek City Times. CAA’s current entry-ban notam was also extended to Thursday July 8. Permanent residents of the European Union and the Schengen area are …

On July 2, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Sardor Umurzakov received Ambassador of Azerbaijan Guseyn Guliev, Trend reports citing Kun.uz. During the talks, the parties discussed the current agenda of bilateral cooperation, the prospects for its development, as well as the progress in the implementation of previously reached agreements. “Priority areas for …

As many as 2,500 bee colonies more are being moved to the pastures of Azerbaijan’s, Kalbajar district, previously liberated from Armenian occupation, the Ministry of Agriculture told Trend. Within a pilot project, the Working Group on Economic Issues of the Interdepartmental Center, operating under the Coordination Headquarters (created to find …