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Azerbaijan`s Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has met with a delegation led by Georgian Minister of Defense Juansher Burchuladze. Prior to the meeting, an official welcoming ceremony was held in the Ministry of Defense. The Georgian defense minister passed along the guard of honor and national anthems of …

BP has started drilling the second Shallow Water Absheron Peninsula (SWAP) exploration well. “BP as operator of the Shallow Water Absheron Peninsula advises that the Satti jack-up rig has moved to the Bibi-Heybat prospective area to commence the drilling of the second SWAP exploration well- BHEX01. This follows the abandoning …

Eurasia Review journal has published an article by Azerbaijani political analyst Shabnam Hasanova headlined “EU-Azerbaijan relations are developing in context of new geopolitical realities”. The article reads: “As Azerbaijan’s victory in the 44-day war over Armenia has led to significant changes in the region, EU-Azerbaijan relations also need to be …

Azerbaijani and Russian experts have discussed the development of bilateral future ties in a wide range of spheres, Trend reported on December 20. The discussions took place as part of an international roundtable “Russia-Azerbaijan in a new system of regional security and economic cooperation. Results of the year and prospects”. The roundtable …

Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company (SOCAR) President Rovnag Abdullayev has said that a big filling station is under construction in liberated Shusha city, Trend has reported. Abdullayev noted that the country is building filling stations in Aghdam and Fuzuli regions as well. He added that the first filling station has been built in …

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree approving the “Agreement on cooperation in the energy sphere between Azerbaijan’s Energy Ministry and the Czech Republic’s Industry and Trade Ministry”, Azeertag reported on December 20. After the agreement’s entry into force, the Azerbaijani Energy Ministry was instructed to implement its provisions, and the …

The winners of the Netty-2021 Internet Award, traditionally held in partnership with Nar, were announced. In the final event held on 18th of December, 18 projects selected by the Netty Expert Council were awarded in 6 main nominations. In this year’s competition, more than 200 projects were registered in the …