Politics

Russia and Azerbaijan are progressively strengthening the juridical base of bilateral relations and consistently implementing the action plan for the development of key spheres of the Russian-Azerbaijani cooperation until 2024, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexei Overchuk said. Overchuk made the remark at a meeting of the Intergovernmental …

A large zone of active tectonic fault passes near Armenian Yerevan and the Metsamor nuclear power plant, Director General of the Republican Center of Seismological Service of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), Gurban Yetirmishli said, Trend reports on Apr.29. According to Yetirmishli, the estimated seismic potential of this …

Azerbaijan’s State Security Service Chief Ali Naghiyev and Georgia’s high-ranking officials have discussed regional security and the joint fight against terrorism, the State Security Service reported on its website on April 29. Naghiyev, who paid an official visit to Georgia on April 27-28, met his Georgian counterpart Grigol Liluashvili, Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri, and …

The Eurasia Daily Monitor magazine of the Jamestown Foundation based in Washington has published an article by Azerbaijani political analyst Shabnam Hasanova headlined “International involvement in infrastructure projects in Azerbaijan’s newly liberated territories”. The article reads: “Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced earlier this year that a number of large infrastructure …

Turkey and Azerbaijan will cooperate in the field of efficient production, the Turkish Ministry of Industrial Technologies told Trend on Apr.27. According to the ministry, cooperation in the field of industry and technology will serve the interests of the two states and will contribute to the exchange of experience. “In connection with …

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry has commented on the letter of the Council of Europe Commissioner for human rights Dunja Mijatović addressed to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. “Given the stated interest of the Commissioner in following the recent human rights-related developments around the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in …

Serbia`s newly appointed ambassador to Baku Dragan Vladisavljevic has reaffirmed his country`s support for Azerbaijan`s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The ambassador noted that Serbia and Azerbaijan faced similar problems and emphasized the importance of supporting the preservation of state sovereignty, as he presented a copy of his credentials to Foreign …

Azerbaijani Parliament Speaker Sahiba Gafarova has criticized her French counterpart Gerard Larcher’s biased and one-sided statements recently made in Armenia, Azertag reported on April 24. Gafarova reiterated that the French Senate speaker’s statements completely run counter to commitments that France had undertaken as an OSCE Minsk Group co-chairman. “To put …

Azerbaijan and Russia’s North Caucasian Federal District have discussed expansion of regional cooperation in construction and infrastructure. During a videoconference meeting, Head of Russian Export Center representative office in Azerbaijan Nuri Guliyev briefed the participants on the support measures for Russian companies to access Azerbaijani market and called on businessmen …

On 25 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis is departing for the South Caucasus. This will be the Foreign Minister’s first official visit to Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, where he will meet with top officials and representatives of civil society to discuss possibilities for further development …