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Israel and Azerbaijan are great allies and partners, who have common interests in the region, former Vice Speaker of the Knesset of Israel Yechiel Bar told Trend commenting on the provocative statements of the Iranian side regarding friendly relations between Israel and Azerbaijan. “Israel helped Azerbaijan many times militarily to face its …

Azerbaijan and Turkey have discussed cooperation to rebuild the country’s liberated territories. The discussion took place during the meeting between Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov and Turkish Ambassador Jahit (Cahit) Bagchi, the ministry reported on October 18. During the meeting, the parties discussed areas of trade and economic partnership development, as well as …

Azerbaijan`s Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has met with a delegation led by Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy and NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Javier Colomina. The defense minister informed the delegation about the work done by …

Azerbaijan plans to sign a document with France in connection with demining of its territories liberated from Armenian occupation [in the 2020 Second Karabakh War], Trend reports on Oct.16 citing the Azerbaijani Mine Action Agency. The agency’s head Vugar Suleymanov met with a delegation of the French National Commission for the Elimination …

The Fuzuli Airport has received international status. The relevant order was signed by the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Asadov. Thus, the Fuzuli Airport is open for international flights. This will foster the development of the tourism potential of Karabakh. The decision to grant international status was taken following the …

Azerbaijan has launched a new modular hospital in the liberated Shusha city, the State Agency on Mandatory Health Insurance on October 14. Deputy Chairman of the Agency Nigar Bayramova described the hospital as the next step taken to improve the health infrastructure in the country while familiarizing herself with the …

The Algerian company Sonatrach is interested in developing cooperation with Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company (SOCAR). SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev made the remarks at a meeting with Algerian ambassador Salima Abdelhak on October 14. During the meeting, the ambassador noted that Sonatrach is interested in expanding relations with SOCAR, exploring new opportunities …