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The restrictions in connection with the Baku-Nakhchivan flight remain in force, Spokesman for the Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers Ibrahim Mammadov said. Mammadov made the remark at a briefing of the Operational Headquarters under Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers, Trend reports on May 15. “However, the issue of opening a flight may be considered …

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili talked on the phone with President of Finland Sauli Niinistö, Trend reports referring to Georgian president’s press service. The heads of state spoke about the coronavirus-related situation in Georgia and Finland and remote education process, as access to education in a crisis situation is very important. The president …

International Museum Day is established at the initiative of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and held annually on May 18. The event highlights a specific theme that changes every year to promote cultural exchange and cooperation among peoples. This year’s theme is “Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion”. Due …

101 new cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in Azerbaijan, while 53 patients have been recovered and discharged from the hospital, the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers has told AZERTAC. According to the Task Force, an Azerbaijani citizen, born in 1977, has died after testing positive for COVID-19. …

The national air carrier of Azerbaijan has performed a charter flight from Kyiv to Baku bringing 197 Azerbaijani citizens back to the country, press service of Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC told AZERTAC. All arriving passengers were placed in a mandatory quarantine. AZAL carries out charter flights to deliver compatriots to their homeland …

Azerbaijan’s Flame team will take part in the EUROGYM Gymnastics Festival 2021 in Reykjavik, Iceland. EuroGym is one of the biggest gymnastics events specifically for young people. A non-competitive festival event, EuroGym takes place every two years in order to unite young European gymnasts, providing them with opportunity  to perform their team display routines on …

Azerbaijan has shown by example of how to rather efficiently cope with such a threat as the coronavirus pandemic, Turkish political analyst, leading representative of the Ankara-Moscow expert and analytical network Engin Ozer told Trend. According to him, the pandemic consequences are affecting not only the member countries of the Non-Aligned …