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The liberated lands of Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region have vast potential, Israeli lawyer, an expert in international law and international policy Mikhail Finkel told Trend. Finkel forecasted great agricultural development in Karabakh, also noting that enterprises for artificial breeding of various fish, pharmaceutical enterprises and high-tech production factories can be opened there. …

“The Karabakh region has a great tourism potential. Therefore, tourist routes must be designed so that the tourism sector can develop without wasting any time after the return of life to this region,” said President Ilham Aliyev as he highlighted works to be done towards the development of tourism sector …

Azerbaijan increased trade turnover with Belarus by 33.2 percent during the period of January-November 2020, the State Customs Committee has reported. During the reported period, the trade turnover between the two countries amounted to $262.1 million. Of total turnover, Azerbaijan’s export to Belarus amounted to $162.8 million, while import from …

The main goal of the construction of the airport in Azerbaijan’s Fuzuli district is primarily aimed at increasing passenger transportation in the direction of the liberated territories, Ilgar Velizade, head of the South Caucasus Political Scientists Club, told Trend. “After the opening of a new airport in Fuzuli, it will be …

English-language China Daily newspaper has published an article headlined “Azerbaijan declares 2021 as ‘Year of Nizami Ganjavi’”. Written by AZERTAC`s special correspondent in China Shahin Jafarov, the article says: “President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed an order to declare 2021 as a “Year of Nizami Ganjavi” in Azerbaijan. The 880th …

Azerbaijani ambassador to Iran Bunyad Huseynov has met with the governor general of the Ardabil Province Bahram Behnamjoo to discuss new joint projects. Behnamjoo conveyed his congratulations to the Azerbaijani nation on victory in the 44 day Patriotic War. Noting that Iran’s Ardabil Province borders with the liberated Azerbaijani territories, …

The US-based Christianity Today magazine has published an exclusive interview with head of Russian Orthodox Church in Baku Archbishop Alexander headlined “Azerbaijan Archbishop: Our holy mission is to keep peace.” The article highlights the issues of establishing peace in the region after the end of the conflict between Armenia and …