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Azerbaijani artists have participated in the international symposium of artists in Venice. The international symposium was co-organized by Togrul Narimanbayov’s Association in France and ART Studio Loreta Larkina in Palazzo Priuli Bon in Venice as part of the Art Without Borders project, Azernews reports. Founded in 2017, the association aims to strengthen …

A meeting was held between Ziba Mustafayeva, Vice President of the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), and Jafar Babayev, Deputy Head of the State Service for Antimonopoly Supervision and Consumer Market Control under the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Azernews reports, citing SOCAR. At the meeting, they …

The Municipality of Western Azerbaijan, as an organization representing Azerbaijanis expelled from Armenia and defending their right to return, strongly condemns the false accusations made by the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, Azernews reports. The Municipality’s declaration reads: “We, the Western Azerbaijan Community, the organization representing the Azerbaijanis expelled from Armenia …

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Cup’s third round has commenced in Baku, Azernews reports. This round features the participation of six Azerbaijani grandmasters. Among them, Teymur Rajabov and Ulviyya Fataliyeva advanced to the third round after successful performances in the second round’s two games. In the tie-breakers of the second round, …

The State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and Microsoft have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, Azernews reports. The memorandum envisages cooperation in digitalization, innovation, enhancing IT infrastructure, developing human capital, including exploration, production, processing, and marketing, transportation, and cyber security. As a result of SOCAR’s proactive initiative and effective …

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov has held a telephone conversation with his Georgian counterpart Ilia Darchiashvili over the disaster occurred as a result of flooding and landslide that hit Shovi resort in Georgia’s mountainous region of Racha. The Azerbaijani FM expressed deep condolences to the families and relatives …

Minister of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan Rashad Nabiyev and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Italian company Leonardo Stefano Pontecorvo discussed possibilities of cooperation, Azernews reports, citing Ministry. Minister Rashad Nabiyev wrote about it on social networks, The minister said in the publication that the sides discussed potential opportunities for cooperation …