Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has reiterated Azerbaijan’s commitment to cooperation with Armenia to bolster regional peace and security, Azernews reports, citing the ministry. Bayramov made the remark at the 132nd session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE) in Turin, Italy on May 20. The minister …
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Azerbaijan, Turkey ink accord on labor, social protection co-op
Azerbaijan and Turkey have signed a supplementary accord on amending the Procedural Agreement dated May 6, 2004, on the implementation of the agreement on cooperation in the field of social protection between the governments of the two countries, Azernews reports. The document was signed by Ministers Sahil Babayev and Vedat …
Read More »President Ilham Aliyev: We want to see the South Caucasus as a region of peace, cooperation and interaction
“We have also talked about the post-conflict situation in the South Caucasus. I reiterated Azerbaijan’s position that we want to see the South Caucasus as a region of peace, cooperation and interaction. I think that after the second Karabakh war, there is an opportunity to create this format of cooperation,” …
Read More »Iranian FM, Azerbaijani deputy PM discuss economic ties
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has told Azerbaijan’s Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev that energy and transportation are two main fields which the two countries can use to enhance their economic cooperation, according to IRNA. The top Iranian diplomat met with the Azerbaijani official in Tehran on Wednesday. Mustafayev, who …
Read More »Defense Ministry: Azerbaijan Army Signal Units and subunits hold comprehensive training
Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov and the leadership of the Ministry have attended the comprehensive training held with the Army’s Signal units and subunits”, the Ministry of Defense told AZERTAC. “In the field control points, the minister, who inquired about the organization and progress of the training, was …
Read More »Pakistan hopes for beefing up ties with Azerbaijan under Baku’s PA ECO chairmanship
Relations between Pakistan and Azerbaijan will further strengthen during the latter’s chairmanship in the Parliamentary Assembly of Economic Cooperation Organization (PA ECO), Azernews reports, citing Pakistan’s National Assembly Chairman Raja Pervaiz Ashraf. Ashraf made the remarks at the third General Conference of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Economic Co-operation Organisation …
Read More »President Ilham Aliyev received minister of agriculture and rural development of Israel
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Israel Oded Forer. During the meeting, the sides pointed to economic relations between Azerbaijan and Israel, as well as prospects for cooperation in the field of agriculture. They also exchanged views on the …
Read More »Jeyhun Bayramov: The Azerbaijani side is determined to continue its efforts to strengthen peace, stability and security
“The Azerbaijani side is determined to continue its efforts to strengthen peace, stability and security,” said Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov as he addressed a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Dushanbe. In his speech, Minister Jeyhun Bayramov thanked Kazakhstan for its …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Paraguay mull regional, int’l security issues
Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov and Paraguayan Foreign Minister Julio Arriola discussed regional and international security issues of mutual interest on May 10. As part of the Azerbaijani deputy foreign minister’s visit to Latin America, the sides expressed appreciation of the level of relations between the two countries, stressing the …
Read More »Azerbaijani, Armenian, Russian top diplomats to meet in Dushanbe
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov will meet Armenian and Russian Foreign Ministers Ararat Mirzoyan and Sergey Lavrov respectively in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. “A meeting of the foreign ministers of Armenia, Russia, and Azerbaijan is planned in Dushanbe on May 12-13,” Armenian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan said. As reported earlier, the Azerbaijani …
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