Tag Archives: Azerbaijan

The value of investments of Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR in Turkey will reach $19.5 billion, director general of the STAR oil refinery of SOCAR, Mesut Ilter, told the Turkish media Jan. 5, Trend reports. Speaking about current projects, Ilter noted that the STAR refinery (one of SOCAR’s assets in …

Azerbaijani oil price has increased on the world markets. The price of a barrel of Azeri Light crude oil rose $1.93 to stand at $58.27.

Individuals in Azerbaijan will be able to get back a part of the value added tax (VAT) during purchases in retail and catering networks after development of a corresponding mechanism, the Ministry of Taxes told Trend. Since Jan. 1, 2019, amendments to the Tax Code have entered into force in …

Koichiro Matsuura congratulated President Ilham Aliyev on 15th anniversary of his activities in the post of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He noted that as a result of successful implementation by President Ilham Aliyev of the strategy laid by outstanding statesman Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijan has rapidly developed and become …

Azerbaijan has proposed Colombia-Istanbul-Baku-Tbilisi route for increasing the tourist flow from Colombia, charge d’affaires of the Azerbaijani embassy in Colombia Hamid Zeynalov told Trend. “I held meetings with major Colombian travel companies and gave information about winter and summer tourism in Azerbaijan. Mostly tourists come to Azerbaijan from three large …

By Laman Ismayilova Giuseppe Verdi’s “Don Carlos” opera will be presented at the Russian State Academic Bolshoi Theater on January 23-26. People’s Artists of Azerbaijan Dinara Aliyeva and Yusif Eyvazov will perform in the opera, Trend Life reported. Don Carlos is a five-act grand opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi to …

By Leman Mammadova Milk processing is one of the potential spheres, since milk and other dairy products may constitute a significant share in  Azerbaijan’s non-oil sector. All dairy products are considered vital for food security of the country. Moreover, export oppotunities are high and soon Azerbaijan may launch sales of its dairy products …

By Laman Ismayilova In 2019, Baku Boulevard, a favorite vacation spot for capital residents and city guests, marks the 110th anniversary of its foundation. In the past few years, Baku Boulevard has grown enormously, covering almost the entire inner part of the bay. The length of the Seaside National Park, …

Another winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will be held in Strasbourg on January 23-27, Samad Seyidov, head of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE, chairman of the parliamentary committee on international relations and interparliamentary relations, told Trend on Jan. 3. “The Azerbaijani delegation will …

Head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev has issued an Order approving the plan of events on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of January 20 tragedy. Under the plan, meetings, conferences, lectures will be organized, plays will be staged, films and documentaries will be screened to commemorate the …