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New rules for passenger transportation to be implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic have been developed in Azerbaijan. According to them, the following measures are introduced at Heydar Aliyev International Airport for departing passengers: – Only departing passengers are allowed to enter the airport terminal building; – Before entering the terminal …

Georgian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Zurab Pataradze has said that Azerbaijan is one of the largest investors in Georgia, adding that his country seeks to expand cooperation with Baku in various spheres in the future. Pataradze made the remarks during the meeting with members of the Azerbaijani-Georgian working group on interparliamentary …

352 more cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in Azerbaijan, six people have died, while 210 patients have been recovered and discharged from the hospital, the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers told AZERTAC. “The overall confirmed cases in Azerbaijan has reached 8,882, with 4,930 recoveries and 108 deaths, …

The Azerbaijani-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation has held a video conference to discuss bilateral economic cooperation between the two countries, the Russian government’s press service reported on June 10. During the meeting, the sides discussed topical issues of Azerbaijani- Russian trade and economic cooperation, interaction in industrial and humanitarian …

Azerbaijan has provided humanitarian aid to 20 citizens stranded in Turkey due to the closure of borders amid COVID-19, the State Committee for work with the Diaspora reported on June 8. Aid has been provided to 20 Azerbaijani citizens temporary residing in the Muratpash region of Antalya, where they are treated …

President Ilham Aliyev has said the situation over coronavirus pandemic is under full control in Azerbaijan. Aliyev made the remarks at the opening of three modular hospitals opened in Baku’s Bilgah settlement, Sumgait city and Absheron district’s Saray settlement on June 9. “As a result of preventive measures, today the situation is …

Azerbaijan has extended until July 1 the special quarantine regime in the country, the coronavirus task force under the Cabinet of Ministers said in a briefing on June 9. The task force also announced that a two-day nationwide quarantine regime will be imposed in Baku, Ganja, Lankaran, Sumgayit, Absheron, Yevlakh, …