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Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, who is on a visit in Istanbul, has met with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar to discuss prospects for the development of military cooperation between the two countries. They also discussed the role of the Azerbaijani Army and the Armed Forces of Turkey …

“Today, Azerbaijan is one of the leading countries in the world in terms of gasification – it has reached 95 percent,” said President Ilham Aliyev as he addressed a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers dedicated to the results of socioeconomic development of the first quarter of 2019 and future …

Iran has exported goods worth $441,824,000 to Azerbaijan last year, according to Iran `s Trade Promotion Organization. Azerbaijan is the 12th largest importer of Iranian goods. Last year Iran exported goods worth $281 billion to Russia and $2.4 billion to Turkey. “Economic relations between Iran and Azerbaijan are rapidly developing,” …

“Russia, Switzerland and Turkey were Azerbaijan`s top three exporters in the first three months of the year,” according to the State Statistics Committee. Official figures suggest that Azerbaijan imported goods worth $437,723,000 from Russia in the first quarter of 2019. Imports from Switzerland totaled $412,076,000 million, while imports from Turkey …

Azerbaijan can claim to be the site of almost half of the world`s mud volcanoes, with estimates putting that figure of 50 percent still at a lowly 400 or so. These are concentrated around the mineral rich coastline of the Caspian Sea, an arid desert like place, only accessible by …

Nar announced the results of the first quarter of 2019. According to the results, the mobile operator has demonstrated high growth dynamics by many indicators during this period. Thus, thanks to the advantageous internet packages of Nar, 60 percent increase in mobile internet usage was recorded in comparison with the …

Being a country where the east integrates with the west always made Azerbaijani culture unique. Thus, the culture reflects modernism of the west and traditionalism of the east at the same time. As the crucial part of it, Azerbaijani music was also affected by these influences. Besides amazing folk music, …