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“The number of Mexican tourists visiting  Azerbaijan increased in 2018”, said Rodrigo Labardin, Ambassador of Mexico to Azerbaijan, at the press conference, APA reports. Ambassador said that the number of Mexican tourists visiting Azerbaijan increased by 9%, as the number of Azerbaijani tourists increased by 20% during 2017-2018. According to Labardini, the most visited places by Azerbaijani tourists are Cancun …

The surface area of the Urmia Lake in north-west Iran has increased by 829 square kilometers, Agil Agdasi, an official with Reagional Water Company of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, told IRNA, Trend reports. He noted that the lake’s water surface has reached 3,231 square kilometers. Currently, water volume of the lake is …

The number of foreigners visiting Azerbaijan in April 2019 increased by 8.9% or 19.4 thousand people compared to the same period of 2018 and reached 238,000, Azerbaijan State Tourism Agency told APA. According to the report, the largest increase was observed from Georgia among visitors, with 22% (10.2 thousand). With an …

Iran has no plans to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries despite being treated like an enemy by some fellow members, Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said in an interview published on Saturday, APA reports citing Reuters. “Iran has no plans to leave OPEC…and regrets that some members of OPEC have …

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has congratulated Her Majesty Elizabeth II, Queen of the Kingdom Of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, APA reports citing press service of President. “Your Majesty, On my own behalf and on behalf of the people of Azerbaijan, I am pleased to convey to you and through you …

A delegation led by Chairman of the Azerbaijani Central Election Commission (CEC) Mazahir Panahov is on a visit to Kazakhstan to observe the country’s extraordinary presidential election to be held on June 9, Trend reports referring to CEC. It is planned that within the visit arranged upon invitation of Chairman of Kazakh …

Russia, Azerbaijan business dialogue is held within the framework of the 3rd day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), APA reports citing the official website of SPIEF. During the business dialogue, development of cooperation in various fields including tourism, agriculture, and implementation of large-scale infrastructure projects are being discussed. The …