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61 more cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in Azerbaijan. The infected were placed to specialized hospitals, the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers told AZERTAC. “The overall confirmed cases in Azerbaijan has reached 359, with 26 recoveries and 5 deaths, while treatment of 328 others is underway in …

First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva has made an Instagram post on the measures the state is taking to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). The post on her official Instagram page says: “Dear fellow countrymen! Trouble has come to our motherland, to our common home. Unfortunately, …

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia reaffirms its support to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan and does not recognize the so called presidential and parliamentarian elections held on March 31, 2020 in Nagorno-Kharabkh,” says a statement issued by the ministry. “Georgia supports exclusively peaceful …

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement on the so-called “elections” held on 31 March 2020 in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan by Armenia. The statement reads: “In connection with the so-called “elections” held on 31 March 2020 in the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan by …

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to put some 75 million jobs in the global tourism industry at risk, resulting in a loss of $2.1 trillion in travel and tourism GDP to the world economy, according to the latest research by World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), chinadaily.com.cn reports. The findings …

“Milli Majlis continues operating in a special regime as part of measures to fight against the coronavirus infection. We are also planning to hold future sessions of the Parliament online,” said Speaker of Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova at a session held on March 30. “Today, the coronavirus infection has …

The world-famous steel material manufacturer of Germany “Wilhelm Geldbach GmbH” is going to operate in Azerbaijan. In early March, the company’s delegation visited Baku and got acquainted with the local market, existing conditions and opportunities, and held numerous meetings. The history of Wilhelm Geldbach GmbH, one of Germany’s oldest and …