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Azerbaijan Culture Minister Adil Karimi has conducted several meetings with the goal of enhancing cultural collaboration. The minister first met with the Ambassador of Belarus to Azerbaijan, Andrei Ravkov, to discuss the cultural ties between the two countries, Azernews reports. In his speech, Adil Karimi recalled that Azerbaijan has participated in many …

President Ilham Aliyev congratulates Mr. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on the occasion of his re-election, Azernews reports. The letter reads: “Dear Mr. President, I sincerely congratulate you on your re-election as President of the Arab Republic of Egypt. We attach special importance to the development of …

GL, Azerbaijan’s first private energy company, through its subsidiary GL Technical Services (GLTS), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with one of the world’s leading industrial services providers, Baker Hughes, Azernews reports. This enables GLTS to gain access to advanced technology and enhance the competence of its people to world-class industry …

The Czech Republic observed a minute’s silence at midday (11:00 GMT) to commemorate those killed in Thursday’s mass shooting at a Prague university, Azernews reports citing BBC. Flags on official buildings were flown at half-mast to mark a day of national mourning. Fourteen people were shot dead at the Faculty of Arts …

Head of the Public Union “Businessmen and Industrialists of Turkiye and Azerbaijan” (TUIB) Hussein Buyukfirat emphasized that the Azerbaijani-Turkish Investment Forum will be held annually, Azernews reports. According to Hussein Buyukfirat, this will contribute to Turkic unity, which is going through a historical period. “We will continue our work in this direction. …

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held phone talks, Azernews reports via Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ministers discussed issues on the agenda of bilateral cooperation between Azerbaijan and Russia, as well as the current regional situation. On December 4, Jeyhun Bayramov visited Russia for a …

Trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Georgia totaled $1371.4 mln in January-November this year, the National Statistical Office of Georgia has reported, Azernews reports. It is reported that during the reporting period, goods and products worth $583.61 mln were exported from Azerbaijan to Georgia. This is $12.60 mln or 2.2 percent more than …