Tag Archives: Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan and Türkiye are set to deepen their cooperation in water resources management, according to the Azerbaijan State Water Resources Agency, Azernews reports. During a visit to Türkiye, Agency representatives, including Afsana Asgarova, Elmar Orujov, Ruslan Salmanov, Ilgar Hasanov, and Elnur Nasirov, met with Mehmet Akif Balta, Head of the State Water …

Summit on Gaming Technologies (G-HUB) has been held in Shusha with the organization of the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry, Azernews reports. The event aims at promoting collaboration and development in the field of gaming technologies in Islamic countries. Chief of the Department on Creative Industries and Digital Development at the Culture Ministry Rashad …

Renowned theatre troupes from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Iran have participated in the 4th Shaki International Theater Festival, which marks the 145th anniversary of the establishment of national professional theatre in the country, Azernews reports. The event is jointly organized by the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry in partnership with Shaki City Executive Power …

Head of the State Tax Service (STS) under the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan, and President of the Intra-European Organization of Tax Administrations (IOTA), Orkhan Nazarli, held a videoconference with Catherine Westling Palm, Director General of the Swedish Tax Agency, Azernews reports. According to information released by the STS, the meeting highlighted …

The head of the International Military Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Defense, Elchin Abdullayev, met with a NATO delegation to explore the development of Azerbaijan-NATO relations, Azernews reports. The NATO delegation, led by Burju San, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Operations, is visiting Baku for the Academic Conference marking the 30th …

Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) held a pivotal meeting with a delegation from the Xi’an International Port of China, marking a new chapter in the growing partnership between the two countries in the field of cargo transportation via the Middle Corridor, Azernews reports. The meeting underscored the significance of the first-ever export cargo being …

Azerbaijan is utilizing water from the Caspian Sea to develop alternative water resources for Baku and the Absheron Peninsula, Azernews reports that this was stated by Asad Shirinov, an advisor to the State Water Resources Agency, at the COP29 event titled “Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Water Management. Shirinov highlighted the growing challenge …

The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) continues in Baku on November 17, with the Parliamentary Meeting organized jointly by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Milli Majlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan, Azernews reports. A session titled “Addressing Climate Vulnerability: Promoting a Comprehensive …

A group of Azerbaijani civil society representatives have issued a joint statement regarding the violence and injuries they suffered at the behest of the US congressman. Azernews presents the statement: “We, a group of Azerbaijani NGO representatives, appeal to the law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Azerbaijan and declare …

On the second day of the COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijani Member of Parliament and Vice-Rector of ADA University, Fariz Ismailzade, shared his thoughts on the significance of the event and Azerbaijan’s long-term vision for sustainable development in an interview with Azernews. Reflecting on the opening ceremony and the first full …