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The Preliminary Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (Pre-COP29) will be held in Baku on October 10-11, Azernews reports, citing the event organizers. The conference is titled “Strengthening Ambitions and Ensuring Action.” At the opening ceremony, Mukhtar Babayev, the designated President of COP29; Sultan Al Jabir, President of COP28; Amina Jain …

The 15th Baku International Film Festival has officially opened at Nizami Cinema Center, Azernews reports. The Baku International Film Festival, established by the Young Filmmakers Center, is being held this year from October 4 to 8 with the support of the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry and the Film Agency. The project is part …

A high-level meeting of the Coordination Council of the heads of tax services from Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member states took place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, with Azerbaijan actively participating, Azernews reports. The event brought together top officials from the tax authorities of Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Belarus, Tajikistan, and Armenia. …

France’s pro-Armenian and unjust policies continue to disturb the peace and threaten the South Caucasus. This time, during the International Organization of La Francophonie summit held in Villers-Cotterêts and Paris, documents filled with unilateral, biased, and distorted provocative statements against Azerbaijan were adopted with France’s direct support. It is not …

A closing ceremony for the “Maharat-2024” computer-assisted joint command and staff training between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan has been held at the Military Administration Institute’s War Games Center, Azernews reports. The speakers stated that the main goal of the training was to enhance the coordination and effectiveness of allied forces and to develop …

Issues of international legal cooperation between Azerbaijan and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have been discussed, Azernews reports. These discussions took place during an exchange of views at the Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan on October 3, during a meeting with a delegation led by Professor Nura Zaid Alrshoud, Executive Director of …

At the conference “Progress on Methane: Advancing Global Methane Reduction” during Baku Climate Action Week, Bakhtiyar Aslanbayli, bp’s Vice President for the Caspian Region, highlighted the collaborative efforts between bp and SOCAR on methane emissions technology and reporting, Azernews reports. He explained that since 2024, BP has been actively employing new sensors …