Politics

Azerbaijan increased the volume of trade turnover with Hungary by 9 percent in 2020, including increase in imports by 8 percent and exports by 60 percent, Labor and Social Protection Minister Sahil Babayev has said. Addressing the meeting with Hungarian Foreign and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó and Hugarina businessmen on March 10, …

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov has met with a delegation led by Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Akif Cagatay Kilic. Minister Jeyhun Bayramov hailed the current intensive development of high-level cooperation and partnership between Azerbaijan and Turkey. Stressing that Turkey …

In accordance with the plan approved by President of Azerbaijan, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev, the Azerbaijani Army will start to conduct the operational-tactical exercises with the involvement of types of troops (forces) on March 15. The exercises that will be held under the leadership of the Minister …

Chairperson of Azerbaijani parliament Sahiba Gafarova met with the visiting delegation led by Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT) Akif Kilic on 9 March, Trend reports citing Press and Public Relations Department of the parliament. Welcoming the guests, Sahiba Gafarova expressed …

Azerbaijan is restoring its historic Shusha city in Nagorno-Karabakh liberated from the Armenian occupation as a result of the 44-day-war. After the repair and restoration work, water supply has also been ensured in the city, the Cabinet of Ministers has said in its report on activities of 2020. According to …

Israel’s “Israel Hayom” newspaper has published an article by Israeli journalist Dean Shmuel Elmas, highlighting Assistant to Azerbaijani President, Head of Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmat Hajiyev’s message of gratitude as he thanked Israeli medical delegation for rendering ophthalmological assistance to over 150 Azerbaijani servicemen wounded …

Revenues from compulsory state social insurance payments increased by 8.8 percent in the first two months of the year, compared to the same period of 2020, Azerbaijan Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov wrote on his official Twitter account on March 3. The minister underlined that the revenues exceeded the forecast by …

Azerbaijan and Germany have signed a Joint Declaration of Intent “On the continuation of cooperation in the field of professional development of managers in Azerbaijan’s business community”, Economy Ministry has reported. The declaration was signed by Azerbaijan’s Deputy Economy Minister Sahib Alakbarov and German Ambassador to Azerbaijan Wolfgang Manig on …

The development of economic cooperation between Azerbaijan and Qatar were discussed during the business meeting between Qatar’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Azerbaijan’s Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO), held in a videoconference format, AZPROMO reported. Qatar’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry First Vice Chairman Mohammed Bin Ahmed Twar …

Azerbaijan`s Minister of Defense Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has sent letters of condolences to Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Turkey Hulusi Akar and Chief of the General Staff, Army General Yasar Guler, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense told AZERTAC. The letter reads: “I am deeply shocked by the …