Pakistan has rejected Presidential and Parliamentary elections those were held in occupied territory of Nagorno – Karabakh, reports Dispatch News Desk (DND) News Agency from Islamabad. Pakistan called elections a clear violation of international norms and a clear breach of international law and UN Security Council resolutions. Responding to a …
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Sniper training inspected in Azerbaijan Army
According to the Combat Training Plan for 2020 approved by the Minister of Defense, the training of snipers is being checked to improve the combat skills of military personnel, press service of Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry told AZERTAC. Sniper groups make marches over long distances, take advantageous positions, carry out camouflage of …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Georgia suspend customs checkpoints on border
In line with the new temporary rules applied by Azerbaijan, all checkpoints on the Georgian customs border (Red Bridge, Lagodekhi, Samtatskaro and Mtkvari) will be closed for individuals for two weeks as of April 7, Georgian media reported citing the Georgian Department of Revenue. This applies to Georgian citizens and foreigners, as …
Read More »Azerbaijan Air Force representatives visit Russian enterprises manufacturing combat aircraft
As part of military-technical cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation, a group of specialists of the Air Force of Azerbaijan visited the enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Russia, Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Defense said. The Azerbaijani delegation visited Russian military plants manufacturing Su-35 and MiG-35 combat …
Read More »Mehriban Aliyeva: Each of us must fully understand the importance of the measures being taken by the state and show maximum civil responsibility
First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva has made an Instagram post on the measures the state is taking to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). The post on her official Instagram page says: “Dear fellow countrymen! Trouble has come to our motherland, to our common home. Unfortunately, …
Read More »Georgian Foreign Ministry issues statement on illegal “elections” held in Nagorno-Karabakh
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia reaffirms its support to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan and does not recognize the so called presidential and parliamentarian elections held on March 31, 2020 in Nagorno-Kharabkh,” says a statement issued by the ministry. “Georgia supports exclusively peaceful …
Read More »Foreign Ministry: Holding “elections” in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan have no legal effect
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement on the so-called “elections” held on 31 March 2020 in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan by Armenia. The statement reads: “In connection with the so-called “elections” held on 31 March 2020 in the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan by …
Read More »Speaker Sahiba Gafarova: Milli Majlis set to go online
“Milli Majlis continues operating in a special regime as part of measures to fight against the coronavirus infection. We are also planning to hold future sessions of the Parliament online,” said Speaker of Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova at a session held on March 30. “Today, the coronavirus infection has …
Read More »Azerbaijan-Iran border to remain closed until April 20
The state border between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Islamic Republic of Iran will remain closed until April 20 in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection, the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers told AZERTAC.
Read More »Iranian journalist removed from Azerbaijan`s travel black list
A citizen of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been excluded from Azerbaijan`s persona non grata list in which he had been included after illegally visiting part of the country`s land that is under Armenian occupation. Mirghasem Momeni had his named removed from the black list as Azerbaijan`s Ministry of …
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