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Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture has named a number of cultural institutions to be restored in Shusha city. The heart of Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region was liberated by the National Army on November 8, 2020 after 28 years. The city, which was occupied by Armenian forces on May 8, 1992 is located on the …

“On November 9, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation in connection with the tragic incident involving a helicopter belonging to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan …

The Russian delegation arrived in Turkey’s capital city Ankara for talks on the situation and upcoming work in Nagorno Karabakh, including the creation of a peacekeeping center, Trend reports on Nov.13 referring to Turkish media outlets. The delegation will hold official meetings at the Turkish Ministry of National Defense. As earlier reported, …

Opportunities for cooperation in the field of renewable energy and identification of priority areas in this direction between Azerbaijan and Germany was discussed during an online meeting between the Azerbaijan Energy Ministry and German Energy Agency on November 13. During the meeting, the parties discussed the work done in the …

Turkey will build a railway to Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Turkish Minister of Transport, and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoglu said, Trend reports on Nov. 12. “The planning work is currently underway,” Karaismailoglu added. A number of Azerbaijani-Turkish documents were signed following the 8th meeting of the Azerbaijan-Turkey High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council with the …

No one should have had illusion that the seven districts around Nagorno Karabakh must always remain in the situation, in which they were a month and a half ago, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, Trend reports. “The responsible authorities should have explained to the population that at some stage settlement of …

The General Secretariat of the OIC has expressed deep concern about the condition of historical monuments in and around Nagorno-Karabakh that are an integral part of Islamic heritage. The statement issued by the OIC reads: “The deliberate destruction and looting of material and spiritual artefacts, particularly the destroyed Mosque of …