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“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 …

27 more cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in Azerbaijan, with eight of them in a moderate-to-severe condition, while the health of others is stable, the Task Force established under the Cabinet of Ministers told AZERTAC. “There are currently 190 people diagnosed with active coronavirus in Azerbaijan who are being …

The 3D seismic acquisition programme on Block D230, which commenced in December 2019, was safely completed on March 14, BP Azerbaijan told AZERTAC. “Based on great cooperation with SOCAR and the seismic contractor Caspian Geophysical the project was completed successfully and on schedule. The next step is to process the acquired …