The Defence Ministry has said that a group of Turkish demining experts have started training Azerbaijani servicemen in the country’s specially designed engineering towns. In mid-December, 136 servicemen of the Turkish armed forces arrived in Azerbaijan to help with demining on territories recently liberated from the Armenian occupation lands. The first group of Turkish sappers arrived …
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Azerbaijan is Georgia’s 4th largest foreign trade partner
Azerbaijan is the fourth largest main trade partner of Georgia, with the bilateral trade between the two countries totaling $831.349 million in January-November of 2020, Georgia`s National Statistics Service said. For this period, Azerbaijan`s share in Georgia`s economy made up 8.1 percent. Turkey is Georgia`s largest trade partner with $1,429 …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Iran mull progress of HPP projects
Azerbaijan and its soughern neighbour Iran have discussed the construction of hydroelectric power plants (HPP) on Araz River on the two countries’ borders. Progress on construction of HPPs was discussed during the meeting of the relevant Technical Commissions in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on December 14-16, the energy ministry has reported. …
Read More »Baku condemns Belgian, Dutch parliaments’ anti-Azerbaijani resolutions on Karabakh
Azerbaijan has strongly condemned draft resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh adopted by the Belgian and Dutch parliaments containing baseless and biased allegations against Azerbaijan and Turkey, the Foreign Ministry reported. During the plenary session of the House of Representatives of the Belgian Federal Parliament on December 17, a draft resolution titled “Support to the initiatives …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Russia mull economic cooperation
Bilateral cooperation between Azerbaijan and Russia was discussed during the meeting between Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov and Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Bocharnikov, the ministry reported on December 21. During the meeting, the minister noted that Russia is one of Azerbaijan’s main trade partner and a leader in non-oil exports. …
Read More »Azerbaijan`s defense minister offers condolences to Russian counterpart
Azerbaijan`s Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has sent a letter of condolences to his Russian counterpart, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu. The letter says: “I was deeply saddened by the news of the death of an officer of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the …
Read More »Azerbaijan and Pakistan hold political consultations
Political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan and Pakistan were held in the format of a videoconference on December 18, Trend reports citing the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Ramiz Hasanov and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan …
Read More »Azerbaijan and Russia discuss joint operation of Samur hydroelectric complex
The 19th meeting of the Azerbaijani-Russian joint commission was held at Azerbaijan’s Amelioration and Water Management OJSC in the format of a video conference, Trend reports. The Azerbaijani-Russian Commission for the Distribution of Water Resources of the Transboundary Samur River was established on the basis of the ’Agreement on Cooperation …
Read More »Preparations for mapping Azerbaijan’s Shusha city kick off
Topographic mapping of Azerbaijan’s territories is being carried out in the Karabakh region to implement construction and landscaping work, as well as new infrastructure projects, Trend reports on Dec.18. According to Nazim Ismayilov, the head of the Geodesy and Mapping Enterprise under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, at the preliminary …
Read More »Azerbaijani SOCAR’s Turkish affiliate obtains grant for solar power-based productions
The ‘NEFERTITI’ project of the SOCAR Turkey Ar-Ge Research and Innovation Center has received the right to obtain a grant, Trend reports referring to the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan. According to the company, the above project envisioning the production of ethanol/isopropanol from carbon dioxide using solar energy technologies will be financed …
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