Oval Useful news from Azerbaijan and Caucasus

The head of the International Military Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Defense, Elchin Abdullayev, met with a NATO delegation to explore the development of Azerbaijan-NATO relations, Azernews reports. The NATO delegation, led by Burju San, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Operations, is visiting Baku for the Academic Conference marking the 30th …

Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) held a pivotal meeting with a delegation from the Xi’an International Port of China, marking a new chapter in the growing partnership between the two countries in the field of cargo transportation via the Middle Corridor, Azernews reports. The meeting underscored the significance of the first-ever export cargo being …

Azerbaijan is utilizing water from the Caspian Sea to develop alternative water resources for Baku and the Absheron Peninsula, Azernews reports that this was stated by Asad Shirinov, an advisor to the State Water Resources Agency, at the COP29 event titled “Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Water Management. Shirinov highlighted the growing challenge …

The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) continues in Baku on November 17, with the Parliamentary Meeting organized jointly by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Milli Majlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan, Azernews reports. A session titled “Addressing Climate Vulnerability: Promoting a Comprehensive …

Within the framework of COP29, a session on “From Space to Earth: Making Data-Based Decisions in Changing Climate Conditions” was organized by the Azerbaijan Space Agency, “Azerkosmos.” The event was moderated by Vugar Bayramov, Adviser on International Relations at “Azerkosmos,” Azernews reports. The session addressed the issues of increasing the availability of …

A group of Azerbaijani civil society representatives have issued a joint statement regarding the violence and injuries they suffered at the behest of the US congressman. Azernews presents the statement: “We, a group of Azerbaijani NGO representatives, appeal to the law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Azerbaijan and declare …

On the second day of the COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijani Member of Parliament and Vice-Rector of ADA University, Fariz Ismailzade, shared his thoughts on the significance of the event and Azerbaijan’s long-term vision for sustainable development in an interview with Azernews. Reflecting on the opening ceremony and the first full …