Politics

Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Erika Olson, will travel to Azerbaijan for meetings with government officials and to participate in a regional Chiefs of Mission Conference April 27-28, Trend reports citing the US embassy in Azerbaijan. Olson will be joining U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Earle D. …

Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov has said that Azerbaijan is preparing a program to increase export potential in the sphere of public and private partnership, Trend has reported. He made the remarks at the “Role of entrepreneurship in economic development” conference dedicated to Entrepreneur Day on April 25. The minister noted …

Azerbaijani Ambassador to Romania Huseyn Najafov has met with President of the country’s Senate Florin Vasile Cîțu. During the meeting, the sides discussed relations between the two countries in various fields, including new prospects for cooperation within the existing strategic partnership. Ambassador Huseyn Najafov highlighted the new reality that had …

Azerbaijani Ambassador to Estonia Anar Maharramov has met with Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Eva-Maria Liimets on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Eva-Maria Liimets presented the letter of congratulations to Ambassador Maharramov, as she extended her sincere wishes to her …

Azerbaijani Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov has paid his condolences to Turkey’s top brass over the killing of a Turkish serviceman during an anti-terror operation, the Defence Ministry reported on April 19. Hasanov expressed his deep sorrow about the incident in letters to Turkey’s National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Chief of the General …

Iran and Azerbaijan will soon sign an agreement on preferential trade, Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade and Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI), Alireza Peymanpak said at a press conference answering a question from Trend correspondent. Peymanpak noted that the two sides are currently conducting discussions on the …

The preparatory works for the Fifth Congress of the World Azerbaijanis are nearing completion, State Committee on Work with Diaspora told AZERTAC. Shusha, liberated from occupation by Azerbaijani mighty army under the leadership of the Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev, is scheduled to host the Fifth Congress of the World Azerbaijanis. First, the …

“Azerbaijan is an important economic partner for Germany in the South Caucasus,” said German Ambassador to Azerbaijan Wolfgang Manig as he met with Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The sides highlighted the …

President Aliyev is a statesman of the “sui generis” type. As with any other politician or, in fact, any other human being who ever trod the earth, he is a man of his age, inevitably shaped by its circumstances. However, what is profoundly different about him is that he belongs …

Fundamental social reforms implemented on the instructions of President Ilham Aliyev, newly elected head of the Azerbaijani state in April 2018, the decrees and orders signed by him have ensured significant progress in the social development of Azerbaijan over the past four years, Trend reports. The work done and the projects being …