The construction of a new section of the Alat-Astara highway on the state border with neighbouring Iran has began, State Agency of Azerbaijan Automobile Roads reported on July 2. This 204-km-highway aims to ensure the comfortable movement of cars to Iran and back. It will also help reduce the density …
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Spain ready to assist in making linkage with Azerbaijani port
Spain is ready to assist in making linkage with Azerbaijani port in Alat, Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain in Azerbaijan Ignacio Sanchez Taboada told Trend. “Azerbaijan is much interested in developing Alat Port as a piece a multimodal logistic infrastructure connecting East and West. Similar multimodal …
Read More »Ambassador: Azerbaijan, Georgia have great opportunities for cooperation in new areas
Dynamics of Georgian-Azerbaijani relations Bilateral relations between Georgia and Azerbaijan are developing rapidly, said Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to Azerbaijan Zurab Pataradze. “There are big positive breakthroughs in our bilateral relations, and, I think, in the future, these relations will develop, strengthen and expand. The dynamics of Georgian-Azerbaijani …
Read More »UNHCR changes procedure for refugee status determination in Azerbaijan
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Azerbaijan announced the termination of procedure for determining refugee status in Azerbaijan for individuals applying for international protection from July 1, 2020, the agency’s official website reported on July 1. Decision is made with reference to arrangements between the State Migration Service …
Read More »Azerbaijani poets to join Colombian poetry festival
Azerbaijani poets Nigar Hasanzade and Ramiz Rovshan will read out their poems at the International Poetry Festival in Colombia. The festival will bring together 191 poets from 103 countries from August 1 to October 10. Azerbaijani poets will present their poems on September 5. Each author will read out his poem in the original …
Read More »Italian experts share experience over COVID-19 with Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani Health Ministry and a group of experts from Italy exchanged views on pandemic situation, during the videoconference held on June 30, Italian Embassy reported in its Facebook page. Taking into account Italy’s experience gained during the COVID-19 pandemic, the team of experts of the Spallanzani Institute headed by scientific …
Read More »Azerbaijan, ICRC mull bilateral ties
Relations between Azerbaijan and International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) have been discussed during the meeting held between Prosecutor General Kamran Aliyev and head of ICRC’s country office office Elena Aymone Sessera on June 30, the prosecutor general’s official website reported. During the meeting, Kamran Aliyev talked about developing of …
Read More »President of Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation takes part in video conference
President of the International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation Gunay Afandiyeva has taken part as an honored guest in the video conference “Makhtumkuli and the Turkic world.” Co-organized by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Institute of Literature named after Nizami Ganjavi of the Azerbaijan …
Read More »Azerbaijan’s COVID-19 cases climb by 556, 17,524 in total
The Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday reported 556 new novel coronavirus cases, making the total to 17,524. In a single day, seven people died, taking the death toll to 213, the Task Force said. “Azerbaijan conducted 6,645 tests for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing …
Read More »Azerbaijan, World Bank sign loan agreement on self-employment
Azerbaijan and the World Bank have signed a loan agreement on the “Employment Support Project”, which provides for cooperation to boost the self-employment program in the country. The preparation and signing of this socio-economic project is the result of the agreement reached between President Ilham Aliyev and World Bank Executive …
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