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Associate Professor at Germany’s Giesen University, turkologist Michael Reinhard Hess has presented his book dedicated to Shusha city, Azernews reports, citing Azertac. The presentation of “Shusha’s heritage. History and development of Azerbaijan’s culture capital ” took place in Vienna, Austria. Head of the Azerbaijan Cultural Center in Vienna Leyla Gasimova, who …

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov, who is on a visit to Georgia, has met with the country’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. During the meeting, the sides discussed strategic partnership, including cooperation between the two countries in the spheres of energy and transport. The Georgian side expressed keenness to deepen …

Azerbaijan’s trade turnover with countries of the Caspian region increased by more than 45 percent in the period of January-August 2022, Prime Minister Ali Asadov said. He made the remarks while speaking at the plenary session of the 2nd Caspian Economic Forum in Moscow on October 6, Azernews reports per Trend. …

Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company (SOCAR) is supposed to at least double gas exports via the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) by 2027, the company’s President Rovshan Najaf said during the 2nd Azerbaijan-Turkiye Energy Forum, Azernews reports per Trend. “Therefore, we are discussing plans on expanding the TAP and TANAP pipeline capacities. …

The Indonesian Embassy in Baku has held a diplomatic reception to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the Indonesian Independence Day and 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of Azerbaijan. The reception was attended by Minister of Agriculture of Azerbaijan Inam …

Georgian media outlets, including interpressnews.ge, 24news.ge, apsny.ge, newsgeorgia.ge, kavkasia.net, actual.ge, interpress.ge news portals have published articles highlighting Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s visit to Prague, his speech at the “Peace and Security on the European continent” roundtable discussions, as well as his remarks during an interview with Azerbaijani TV channels. The …

The Russian State Museum of Oriental Arts has showcased works by Azerbaijani sculptors, restored with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Azernews reports, citing Azertac. The sculptures were shown as part of the exhibition “Remembering Socialist Realism. Azerbaijan. Easel Sculpture of the 1940s-1950s” organized with the support of the Heydar …