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“The Western Azerbaijan Community (WACC) condemns the biased statements made by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk at the UN Human Rights Council,” the community stated, Azernews reprots. “We expected the High Commissioner to condemn the grave consequences of Armenia’s occupation of Azerbaijani lands, including the destruction of religious …

Jeyhun Bayramov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, met Monday with Gwi-Yeop Son, United Nations Development Coordination Office’s Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia on the sidelines of the latter’s visit to the country. During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on the current state and future prospects of Azerbaijan-UN …

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov met with his Saudi Arabian counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, during his official visit to the country. The meeting began with one-on-one discussions, followed by an expanded session involving both countries’ delegations. The sides discussed bilateral and multilateral ties, cooperation within …

On the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of the Khojaly genocide, one of the bloodiest tragedies in human history, the Azerbaijan Culture Minister Adil Karimli has visited the Khojaly Genocide Monument, Azernews reports. The flowers were laid in front of the monument and tribute was paid to the memory of the victims …

A series of events dedicated to the shared cultural and statehood history of Azerbaijani and Iraqi Turkmen, as well as the role of Iraqi Turkmen in the history of Azerbaijani statehood, were held in the cities of Tel Afar and Karbala, Iraq, with the co-organization of the Eurasian International Development …

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Johan Eliasch, President of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, on February 23. The head of state highlighted that modern winter ski resorts have been established in Azerbaijan, making it possible to host international winter sports competitions. The President emphasized that …

This week, the average prices of Azeri LT CIF, Azeri Light FOB Ceyhan, and Dated Brent crude oil increased, while the average price of Urals (EX NOVO) crude oil saw a decline, Azernews reports. The average price of Azeri Light crude oil, based on CIF from Azerbaijan’s Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli field, rose by $0.1 …