Politics

Azerbaijan and Iran have discussed issues of ensuring border security at a meeting of the delegations led by chief of the Azerbaijan State Border Service (SBB) Elchin Guliyev and Iran’s Border Guard Commander Qasem Rezaee. The meeting was held in the Iranian city of Bilasuvar. The sides focused on issues …

The Chinese Travel Channel’s View World program has dedicated one of its series to Azerbaijan. The program highlights Azerbaijan’s history, rich cultural legacy, geographical position, economic opportunities, tourism potential, and cuisine. The program gives detailed information about the ancient places, including the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Icherisheher, legendary Maiden Tower, Gobustan …

Children Hotline Service established with the initiative and support of “Azercell Telecom” LLC in 2010 with the aim to defend the children and protect their rights has revealed the report on results of the previous year. During 2018, the service received 3581 calls, 1909 out of which were referred to …

“Our relations with Azerbaijan reached its peak last year,” Grigory Trofimchuk, Russian Political Scientist, Chairman of the Expert Council of the Foundation for Support of Scientific Research, “Workshop of Eurasian Ideas”, told in his interview with AZERTAC. He further added: “However, this is by no means a final point. We have …

The Japanese Nippon AM radio has broadcast a special program about Azerbaijan. An economic expert, producer of the “World Investors TV” Kazuyasu Ishida and host of the radio program Kuroki Hitomi provided an insight into Azerbaijan’s geographic position, rich history, culture and strong economic potential. They drew the Japanese audience’s …

“The combat capability of the Azerbaijani Army is one of the key factors in ensuring the territorial integrity of the country,” said Minister of Defense Colonel General Zakir Hasanov at an official meeting held at the Central Command Post. Participants in the event included deputy defense ministers, commanders of the …

Koichiro Matsuura congratulated President Ilham Aliyev on 15th anniversary of his activities in the post of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He noted that as a result of successful implementation by President Ilham Aliyev of the strategy laid by outstanding statesman Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijan has rapidly developed and become …

Another winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will be held in Strasbourg on January 23-27, Samad Seyidov, head of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE, chairman of the parliamentary committee on international relations and interparliamentary relations, told Trend on Jan. 3. “The Azerbaijani delegation will …

Head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev has issued an Order approving the plan of events on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of January 20 tragedy. Under the plan, meetings, conferences, lectures will be organized, plays will be staged, films and documentaries will be screened to commemorate the …

“Azerbaijan has never been so strong and so independent in history. Azerbaijan has never been so liberal,” said President Ilham Aliyev in his message of congratulation on the occasion of the Day of Solidarity of World Azerbaijanis and New Year. “This year, the presidential election was held in our country. …