Tag Archives: Azerbaijan

The coastal Astara region of Azerbaijan is lushly forested and is known especially for its citrus fruits. Rising rapidly behind this narrow fringe, the first phalanx of wooded hills are vaguely evocative of South-East Asia with big slightly sparse tree cover on thin, red soil. Behind are folds of forested …

On October 16, a general meeting of the top managers of the Caspian European Club member companies took place under the chairmanship of First Deputy Chairman and CEO of the Caspian European Club Telman Aliyev. Reports of the members of the board, heads of committees, sectoral and inter-sectoral workgroups operating …

Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament Ogtay Asadov has met with President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Italian Senate Vito Rosario Petrocelli to discuss the issues of strategic partnership. Asadov noted that this visit would contribute to the development of the two countries` parliamentary relations. He described Italy as Azerbaijan`s …

President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in the Republic of Azerbaijan to attend the 7th Summit of the Council of Cooperation of Turkic-speaking States. A guard of honor was arranged for the Turkish President at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport decorated with the national flags …

Azerbaijani Minister of Culture Abulfas Garayev has met with a Russian delegation led by advisor to the Minister of Culture Mikhail Kozhemyakin. Garayev hailed the development of cultural relations between Azerbaijan and Russia. He noted that Azerbaijan successfully cooperates with different countries in the cultural area as well as implements …

Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ali Asadov and Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia have held a one-on-one meeting. Prime Minister Ali Asadov then hosted a dinner in honor of Georgian counterpart Giorgi Gakharia.

Azerbaijan`s Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has met with a delegation led by Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation – Chief Military Prosecutor, 1st Class State Counsellor of Justice Valery Petrov. The Azerbaijani minister emphasized the huge role of the heads of state in establishing relations between …

Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov will participate in a number of events in Moscow. Invited by Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak, he will attend the 21st GECF Ministerial Meeting on October 3. He will also join the International Forum “Russian Energy Week”. Shahbazov will address both events.

A delegation led by acting commander of the Naval Forces of Azerbaijan, Captain 1st Rank Zaur Hummatov has visited the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to the Ministry of Defense, the goal of the visit is to strengthen relations between the Naval Forces of the two countries.

Russian President Vladimir Putin inked a law on ratifying the Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea, TASS reported. The Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea was signed by Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan at the Fifth Caspian summit, which was held in Aktau, …