Politics

The 11th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF) “Transforming Our Cities for a Better Urban Future” started in Katowice, Poland, on 26 June. The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) holds a World Urban Forum dedicated to the problems caused by rapid urbanization every two years. The 11th session …

On the occasion of 26 June – the Armed Forces Day, several events were held in the Army Corps, formations, and special educational institutions of the Azerbaijan Army, the Ministry of Defense told AZERTAC. At the events, the memory of national leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev and martyrs, who …

President Ilham Aliyev has awarded a group of servicemen of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, Azernews reports. Under the decree, a group of servicemen of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry is awarded for outstanding services in the defense and protection of the independence and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as …

Two Azerbaijani citizens have been extradited from Russia, the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan told Trend. On the basis of a petition from Azerbaijan’s Office, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia adopted decisions to extradite Azerbaijani citizens Gunduz Hasanli and Elnur Shahsuvarov in accordance with the Convention on …

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree, approving the “Agreement on cooperation in the field of education between the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Georgia”, Azernews reports, citing Azertac. Under the decree, the above agreement, …

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree on approval of “Agreement on cooperation in the field of agriculture between the Ministry of Agriculture of the Azerbaijan Republic and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic”, Azernews reports, citing Azertac. According to the decree, the above agreement signed on …

Azerbaijan and Romania enjoy strong and long-standing diplomatic relations for almost 30 years. Since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1992, the two countries share mutual interests in multiple areas, in particular, trade and energy. A spectacular gala concert was held at the Philharmonic Hall to celebrate the thirty years …

During his visit to Tehran, Azerbaijan Culture Minister Anar Karimov met with Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Ezzatollah Zarghami, Azernews reports, citing the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry. Speaking about preserving cultural heritage, Anar Karimov praised Azerbaijani-Iranian joint work in the field of intangible cultural heritage, adding that various files …

Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan have discussed ways for boosting cooperation and addressed the support provided to SMBs, Azernews reports. The discussion took place during a meeting between Azerbaijan’s Agency for Small and Medium Business Development Chairman Orkhan Mammadov and Uzbekistan’s Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Deputy Minister, Agency for Entrepreneurship Development …

Azerbaijani and Uzbek Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Shavkat Mirziyoyev have held a meeting in an expanded format, Azernews reports, citing Azertac. The heads of state made speeches at the meeting. Speech of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev – Azerbaijan is a close friend for us and a time-tested reliable strategic partner. Our …