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“The April battles demonstrate the power of the Azerbaijani state and unity of the people,” said Vice-President of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva as she met with a group of soldiers and officers of the Azerbaijani army who were wounded during the April battles of 2016. …

Engineering services firm EnerMech said that it had won £40million worth of contracts in the Caspian region, according to Energy Voice. The Aberdeen-headquartered firm said the raft of new deals included a three-year agreement to manage all of BP Exploration’s crane operations in Azerbaijan. The contract covers assets spread over …

On April 4, Azerbaijan Islamic Solidarity Games Operations Committee (AISGOC) conducted tree-planting campaign within “Successful Future” project as a part of the Development Program of Volunteers implemented in partnership with BP. By planting green trees, this campaign aimed to enhance social activeness of Baku-2017 Volunteers, also to encourage them to …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan has issued a statement on the terror acts perpetrated in Saint Petersburg metro. The statement says: “We condemn in strongest terms the bloody terror acts perpetrated in Saint Petersburg metro, which caused for many deaths and injuries. We convey our heartfelt condolences to …

Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games has announced that Nestle Azerbaijan will be the official supplier of the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games to be held between 12-22 May in Baku. As a part of this agreement Nestle, the world’s largest food and beverage company, will provide athletes and officials with their …

Chief Executive Officer at BP Robert Dudley has said Azerbaijan is of great importance to the company. He said BP and Azerbaijan signed a letter of intent on behalf of all partners for future development of Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea. It will see …

The number of Azerbaijani internet users who are going online via mobile phone data connections has reached 57.49 per cent in the first quarter of this year, which is 7.41 per cent more than in 2016. This exceeds the global mobile internet usage figure, which is 55.05 per cent. The …