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Yusif Aghayev’s book “Military art of the XI-XIII centuries in the works of the great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi” has been presented at the National History Museum, Azernews reports. This publication illuminates important and little-studied military issues for the history of Azerbaijan. It is known that Nizami Ganjavi’s works are invaluable sources …

Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation and the Hungarian Embassy in Azerbaijan have organized an event dedicated to István Mandoki Kongo, a prominent Hungarian Turkologist, whose 80th birthday is celebrated this year, Azernews reports. The event took place at the foundation headquarters and was attended by ambassadors and diplomats from Turkish states in …

The U-23 World Wrestling Championship continues in Tirana, the capital of Albania, Azernews reports. The winners of the last five weights of Greco-Roman wrestling at the world championships have been determined. Rashad Mammadov (55 kg) defeated American William Sullivan (12:4), Colombian Cristofor Aguilar (9:0), and Japanese Kohei Yamagiva (12:2) and advanced to …

Azerbaijan and China have discussed advancing cooperative relations in renewable energy, as Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov met with representatives of two major Chinese companies, “TBEA Co., Ltd” and “PowerChina International Group,” during his visit to China, Azernews reports. During the meeting with Zhang Xin, Chairman of the Board of Directors at …

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has announced plans for development in the Garabagh and Eastern Zangazur economic regions, Azernews reports, citing the SOCAR’s 2023 Sustainable Development Report. SOCAR stated that it is ready to develop Garabagh and Eastern Zangazur as carbon-neutral zones, and outlined the following measures to achieve this: …

In preparation for the COP29 global climate conference, which will be held in Baku from November 11-22, the COP29 Azerbaijan Operating Company, in collaboration with the State Tourism Agency and the Azerbaijan Hotel Association, is working to enhance sustainability competencies. Hotel employees across the country are participating in relevant training, Azernews reports, …

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defense Industry, Vugar Mustafayev, met with Kyrgyz Ambassador to Baku, Maksat Mamitkanov, Azernews reports citing Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan. The meeting focused on the current mutual relations between the two countries in the defense industry and discussed prospects for future cooperation in this area. Additionally, the parties …