Politics

Azerbaijan`s Deputy Minister of Defense – Commander of the Air Force, Lieutenant General Ramiz Tahirov has met with a delegation led by Chief of the Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, who is on an official visit to Azerbaijan, the Ministry of …

In a telephone conversation, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has congratulated Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on his birthday, Azernews reports, citing Azertac news agency. The president wished the prime minister the best of health and success in his activities, the report adds. In his turn, Garibashvili thanked the president for …

Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has met with a delegation led by Chief of the Air Force of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu, the Ministry of Defense told AZERTAC. The Defense Minister stressed that there is traditional friendship and mutual trust between the …

Baku and Berlin have discussed opportunities to promote Azerbaijani products in Germany, Azernews reports. The discussion took place during the meeting between Azerbaijan’s Export and Investment Promotion Agency and German’s NRW Global Business company. During the meeting, the parties also discussed Azerbaijan’s investment climate and the implementation of existing projects. …

Azerbaijani President’s recent visit to Uzbekistan was an important one especially related to the rapidly changing regional and global political, strategic and economic dimensions. Both states signed a declaration on deepening the strategic partnership between the two especially related to the building comprehensive cooperation in all fields. During the visit …

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said that they discussed mutual trade, as well as economic cooperation with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov during the latter’s visit to Azerbaijan, Azernews reports. Bayramov made the remarks at a joint press conference with Lavrov on June 24 in Baku. “Azerbaijan has direct economic …

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 …