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The National Carpet Museum has enriched its collection with new exhibits, Azernews reports. The presentation was timed to the museum’s 55th anniversary and took place on a significant day when Azerbaijani carpet weaving art was included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2010) as well as …

Azerbaijan-Georgia trade relations remain among the major issues of the economic agenda, Minister of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan Rashad Nabiyev said at the event dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Azerbaijan-Georgia diplomatic ties, Trend reports. “The mutual trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Georgia amounted to $580 million in the first …

“On November 18, 2022, during the Ministerial meeting within the framework of the ongoing Summit of the International Organization of the Francophonie in Djerba, Tunisia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan, made a provocative statement full of distortions regarding the alleged anti-Azerbaijan positions by members of the …

Azerkhalcha OJSC, the Azerbaijani State Academy of Fine Arts, and the SABAH group have showcased the works of talented young students as part of the joint activities, Azernews reported. Trained in carpet weaving, students of the State Academy of Arts and the Education Ministry’s SABAH group showcased their works woven …

A delegation led by Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan Mazahir Panahov has arrived in Astana to observe the presidential elections to be held in Kazakhstan on November 20, 2022. During the visit, organized at the invitation of Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan Nurlan …

Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Asadov has held a telephone conversation with his Georgian counterpart Irakli Garibashvili. During the phone conversation, the PMs exchanged congratulations on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Georgia. The sides hailed the current high level of …

On November 17, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Special Representative for International Cultural Cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoy, Azernews reports, citing the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry. The sides discussed bilateral and regional humanitarian and cultural issues, as well as measures to boost regional confidence. Minister Jeyhun Bayramov …