Azerbaijan exported 770 million cubic meters of natural gas to Turkey in May 2019, becoming the country`s second largest gas supplier after Russia (894 million cubic meters). According to the Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) report, Turkey`s gas import from Azerbaijan increased by 46 million cubic meters compared to …
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Shooting on the Azerbaijani-Iranian border was reported, member of the border guards wounded
On July 27, at 22:45, an attempt to smuggle a large amount of narcotic drugs by violating state borders was undertaken within the service territory border units of the “Horadiz” border detachment of the Border Troops of the State Border Service at the Ahmedalilar village of the Fizuli district, APAreports. According …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Norway, Israel discuss prospects for developing relations
Azerbaijan`s Deputy Prime Minister, Chair of the National Coordination Council for Sustainable Development Ali Ahmadov has met with Norwegian Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein and Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Ze`ev Elkin in New York to discuss prospects for developing relations. In his meeting with the Norwegian Minister, Ali Ahmadov …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Afghanistan explore prospects for transport and ICT cooperation
Azerbaijan’s Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies Ramin Guluzade has met with Minister of Finance, Afghan President`s Chief Adviser Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi to discuss the ways of developing cooperation between the two countries in the fields of transport, transit and ICT. They exchanged views over the implementation of joint …
Read More »SOCAR, China’s Silk Road Fund discuss cooperation prospects
President of State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev has met with a delegation led by Chairman of Board of Supervisors of China’s Silk Road Fund Yang Zejun. Rovnag Abdullayev hailed the huge investment opportunities of the Silk Road Fund of China, stressing that it can contribute to …
Read More »Swiss travel portal posts article on Sheki
The Swiss travel portal www.travel-blog.ch has posted an article headlined “Sheki Khan’s Palace inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List”. The article says: “Another cultural sight of Azerbaijan, historic center of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace, has been inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List. This became the third object of cultural heritage of …
Read More »Azerbaijani, Turkish businessmen living in USA hold meeting
Co-organized by the United States-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce, and Azerbaijani and Turkish embassies in the US, a meeting of the Azerbaijani and Turkish businessmen living in the US has been held in Washington. The meeting aimed to promote mutual relations between the two communities’ business people living in the United …
Read More »French Minister of Economy and Finance to visit Azerbaijan
The Minister of the Economy and Finance of France Bruno Le Maire is expected to visit Azerbaijan at the end of this month, Azerbaijani Finance Minister Samir Sharifov said during a meeting with President of MEDEF (Movement of the Enterprises of France) Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, who heads the delegation …
Read More »Georgia appoints new Consul General to Azerbaijan
Head of the State Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Parvin Mirzazade has received the newly appointed Consul General of Georgia to Azerbaijan Nikoloz İashvili, APA reports citing Azerbaijani MFA. At the meeting, Nikoloz İashvili presented his patent credentials as Consul General to Ambassador Parvin Mirzazade. Parvin Mirzazade wished every success to Consul General Nikoloz İashvili in his future …
Read More »Two Gobustans of Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan there are two wonderful regions called Gobustan, equally attractive for tourists. One of them, Gobustan district with the center in the old city of Maraza. And the second is the Gobustan Reserve, known throughout the world by the petroglyphs discovered there. Each of these locations is distinguished by …
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