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The United Nations has awarded Azerbaijani peacekeeper Maj Ilkin Khalilov a medal, Azernews reports per Azerbaijan’s Permanent Mission to the UN. “Congratulations to #Azerbaijani peacekeeper Major Ilkin Khalilov – awardee of The United Nations Medal in recognition of the duties and the service of peace as a Military Member of …

Despite the cold, the rally on the Lachin-Khankandi road in Azerbaijan, near the post of Russian peacekeepers temporarily stationed there, close to Shusha continues, Azernews reports. The peaceful protesters have recently held up posters and chanted anti-illegal mining of mineral deposits on Azerbaijani soil. Safety regulations are strictly followed during …

Back in September 2022, hot on the heels of the events on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, an item called “Letter of the Permanent Representative of Armenia to the UN” was included in the agenda of the UN Security Council (SC) meeting following a request from Yerevan, Azernews reports via Azartac. It …

The UK considers energy, infrastructure, agriculture, ICT, healthcare, as well as financial and professional services, as the most promising fields of cooperation with Azerbaijan, Kenan Poleo, HM Trade Commissioner for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, told Trend in an exclusive interview. “We have identified six sectors of the economy that we want …

As part of a wildlife reintroduction project, Silk Way West Airlines flew 100 yaks over more than 2,000 kilometres from Kyrgyzstan to Azerbaijan. The cargo experts transported the herd from Bishkek Manas International Airport to Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport. Moving these animals was a challenge that the freight airline …

As Azerbaijani eco-activists are picketing the Lachin road for unhindered access to natural resources deposits by experts under the illegal exploitation of the Armenian separatists in Karabakh, their compatriots worldwide are not idle, joining their voices with the protesters in their just demands. Thus, a group of Georgian activists, representatives …

Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Fariz Rzayev and Director-General for Asian and Oceanic Affairs of the Moroccan Foreign Ministry Ambassador Abdulkader Al-Ansari held political consultations on December 26-27, Azernews reports, citing the ministry. During the consultations, the sides discussed the current state and prospects for cooperation in the political, economic, humanitarian …