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Market value of SOCAR Turkey Energy, a subsidiary of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) in Turkey, has reached $11 billion said SOCAR Turkey Energy CEO Zaur Gahramanov, Turkish media reported. Goldman Sachs bought 13 percent share in SOCAR Turkey Energy for $1.3 billion in August 2015. “Today, the …

Ukrainian prima ballerina Tatiana Goliakova will perform at the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. Peoples’ Artist of Ukraine Tatiana Goliakova will perform in “Giselle” ballet by Adolphe Adam. Laureate of international competitions, Ukrainian ballet master Stanislav Olshanski will perform the role of Graf Albert.

Azerbaijani fighters have brought home three medals from the World Para Taekwondo Championships in Antalya, Turkey. Nijat Muslumov claimed silver, while Elimkhan Manafov and Royala Fataliyeva scooped bronze medals of the tournament.

On February 17, the exhibition titled “Upon request. The Russian Avant-Garde Collection of the Regional Museums, 1900-1930. Part 3” will be launched at the Heydar Aliyev Center. The display will feature unique avant-garde paintings from 17 regional museums scattered all over Russia. The works include canvases by some recognized classical …

President Ilham Aliyev has signed an Order to establish the Center for International Relations Analysis. The establishment of the Center aims to enhance researches into foreign policy directions, which are of importance to Azerbaijan’s national interests, improve the comprehensive analysis of the ongoing global processes and expand the scope of …

A Russian delegation led by Minister of Economic Development Maxim Oreshkin will visit Azerbaijan on February 8. As part of the visit, the Azerbaijani and Russian delegations will review the reconstruction of Yarag-Gazmalar checkpoint, Samur checkpoint, as well as the construction of a bridge over Samur river. The sides will …

Azerbaijan will host the 2019 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup on March 14-17. The tournament will bring together 167 male and 80 female gymnasts from 51 countries.