Athlete Faig Mammadov from the Marneuli region of Georgia, where Azerbaijanis live, has been appointed president of the Georgian Kickboxing and Karate Federation, APA‘s Georgian bureau reports. The 43-year-old sportsmen was a vice-president of the Georgian Taekwondo Federation and also headed the Sayokan Federation, which he founded. He said he planned …
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First stage of “TurAz Qartalı – 2020” joint flight-tactical exercises continues
“The first stage of the “TurAz Qartalı – 2020” joint flight-tactical exercises that is held in our country continues. According to the plan of the first stage, combat flights of the aviation of Azerbaijan and Turkey were carried out in the daylight hours and at nighttime,” Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Defense …
Read More »Month of Muharram to begin on August 21 in Azerbaijan
Month of Muharram will begin on August 21 in Azerbaijan, Deputy Chairman of Caucasian Muslims Office Fuad Nurullayev told APA. According to him, Ashura will be on August 30. Deputy Chairman noted that social gatherings limited to no more than 5 people due to quarantine regime in the country until August …
Read More »SOCAR: There are injured casualties in fire at Sumgait Ethylene-polyethylene factory
“It is three days that the Sumgait Ethylene-polyethylene factory has been suspended for periodic repair. Currently, the factory is not functioning and the fire didn’t break out in the framework of the production process”, deputy head of the public relations and events’ organization department of SOCAR Ibrahim Ahmadov told APA. He …
Read More »President of Serbia makes phone call to Azerbaijani president
On August 7, President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić has made a phone call to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, APA reports. Aleksandar Vučić has extended condolences over the killing of Azerbaijani servicemen during the events on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in July as a result of Armenian provocations. At …
Read More »Azerbaijani, Turkish servicemen fulfill various elements of joint large-scale exercises
“Another stage of the Azerbaijani-Turkish live-fire joint large-scale tactical exercises held in our country in accordance with the Agreement on Military Cooperation was conducted,” Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Defense told AZERTAC. “According to the exercise scenario, the units performed various combat elements and other combat-training missions using armored vehicles and helicopters,” the …
Read More »Political economy of a “Soviet Legacy” conflict: Retrospective overview of Nagorno-Karabakh war
During the 1980s, Soviet rulers acknowledged that there is a strong necessity for the significant transformation of the system. The fundamental methodological approach manifested as making communism operate more efficiently to better meet the needs and wants of Soviet citizens by adopting some elements of economic liberalism. In 1985, as …
Read More »Chinese medics battled the epidemic in Wuhan depart for Azerbaijan to fight COVID-19
A group of medics from the West China Hospital departed Chengdu City in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Tuesday for Azerbaijan to help the country fight the COVID-19 pandemic, APA reports citing CGTN. The 10 members of the medical team are from various areas of expertise, covering Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, epidemiology, …
Read More »EU supported team of Italian doctors arrive in Azerbaijan
On August 3, an Emergency Medical Team of six doctors from Italy arrived in Baku to assist Azerbaijan in the fight against the coronavirus. Italy is the first EU country to respond to Azerbaijan’s request for medical expertise. The team of two emergency doctors, one infectious diseases expert, one anaesthesiologist …
Read More »Weddings and mourning ceremonies will not be allowed until August 31
Until 00:00 on August 31, 2020, some restrictions remained in force within the special quarantine regime applied in the country, APA reports. Services for the organization of events under a special quarantine regime, including the organization of birthdays, weddings, engagements and similar ceremonies in the client’s home or other places in this …
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