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The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR)’s subsidiary Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery has signed two Engineering, Procurement and Construction contracts with Tecnimont S.p.A. and KT-Kinetics Technology S.p.A., the subsidiaries of Maire Tecnimont S.p.A., as a part of the Modernization and Reconstruction of SOCAR Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery in Baku, …

Azerbaijani Ambassador to Georgia Faig Guliyev has met with Mayor of Tbilisi Kakha Kaladze to discuss bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The sides hailed the development of strategic partnership and good neighborly relations between Azerbaijan and Georgia. They also exchanged views on intensifying cooperation between the Baku City Executive …

Baku has repatriated 272 Russian citizens stranded in Azerbaijan due to the coronavirus lockdown, to Russia, Russian media reported with reference to Dagestan’s acting minister for national policy and religious affairs Enrik Muslimov. On February 1, 272 Russian citizens  returned to their country through the Samur border checkpoint. It was noted that all repatriated citizens will …

Azerbaijan and Italy have discussed Italian companies’ participation in the restoration of Azerbaijan’s liberated territories. The discussion was held during the meeting between Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov and State Secretary of the Italian Foreign Ministry and International Cooperation Manlio Di Stefano in a videoconference format on February 2. Noting the …

Azerbaijan and Japan have discussed the development of the green energy concept for the liberated territories. During the meeting held between Azerbaijan’s Energy Ministry and the representatives of Japanese company TEPSCO in videoconference format, the sides discussed the Japanese practice in the establishment of green energy zones and “smart cities”. …

Deputy Head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev doesn’t consider cooperation between Moscow and Ankara on Nagorno-Karabakh issue an element of a long-term policy, Trend reports referring to TASS. Commenting on Turkey’s role in the Karabakh conflict in an interview with Russian media, Medvedev noted that it is a …

The Parliament of Azerbaijan has approved a document on visas between Azerbaijan and Turkey, Trend reports. On Feb.1, at the first meeting of the spring session of the Azerbaijani Parliament, the issue of approving ‘Protocol No. 1 between the governments of Turkey and Azerbaijan on amendments to the agreement signed …