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Coronavirus is continuing its spread across the world with millions of confirmed cases. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic on March 11. Many countries, including Azerbaijan, united their efforts to slow down the rate and the number of new coronavirus infections. COVID-19 pandemic requires comprehensive action to protect children’s safety, well-being and futures. In …

Starting July 1, a two-week quarantine for those arriving in Georgia will be cancelled, director of the Georgian Airports Association Tamar Archuadze said, Trend reports via Georgian media. Archuadze said as soon as the “green corridors” are created to facilitate air flights in a number of directions, compulsory COVID-19 tests for …

Coronavirus test results are announced within one day in Azerbaijan, Head of the working group on infectious diseases of the Azerbaijani Management Union of Medical Territorial Units (TABIB) Vasif Isayev said. Isayev made the remark in Baku at the briefing of the Operational Headquarters under the Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers, …

Azerbaijan and Ukraine have discussed development of economic and business relations during a videoconference organized by the Ukrainian Chamber of commerce and industry on June 11. The videoconference was attended by Azerbaijani Ambassador to Ukraine and Ukrainian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, as well as representatives of government agencies and entrepreneurs who …

European Union’s comprehensive partnership agreement with Azerbaijan should be signed, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said, Trend reports with reference to Daily News Hungary news agency. Szijjártó made the statement in a video posted on Facebook after a videoconference of EU foreign ministers and their counterparts …

The world’s leading assessor of airline and airport service quality, the British consulting company Skytrax, once again highly rated the level of service of the National Air Carrier of Azerbaijan (AZAL) conferring the prestigious 4-Star airline status. “Azerbaijan Airlines” was first awarded this prestigious rating in 2015 and has since …

Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2020 has been cancelled, the Baku City Circuit (BCC) announced on its Facebook page on June 12. “It is with great regret that we inform, the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2020 is cancelled due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. We explored every opportunity for our favourite …