Tag Archives: Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan`s Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has met with a delegation led by Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy and NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Javier Colomina. The defense minister informed the delegation about the work done by …

The Fuzuli Airport has received international status. The relevant order was signed by the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Asadov. Thus, the Fuzuli Airport is open for international flights. This will foster the development of the tourism potential of Karabakh. The decision to grant international status was taken following the …

Azerbaijan has launched a new modular hospital in the liberated Shusha city, the State Agency on Mandatory Health Insurance on October 14. Deputy Chairman of the Agency Nigar Bayramova described the hospital as the next step taken to improve the health infrastructure in the country while familiarizing herself with the …

The Algerian company Sonatrach is interested in developing cooperation with Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company (SOCAR). SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev made the remarks at a meeting with Algerian ambassador Salima Abdelhak on October 14. During the meeting, the ambassador noted that Sonatrach is interested in expanding relations with SOCAR, exploring new opportunities …

Secretary of the Security Council of Azerbaijan Ramil Usubov is on an official visit to Turkey’s Ankara at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Seyfulla Hacimuftioglu, Trend reports. The purpose of the visit is to develop cooperation between the relevant structures of the two countries in accordance with the provisions of the …

The sixth annual conference of the Taihu World Cultural Forum under the motto “Mutual learning among civilizations: Building a community of shared future for humanity” has today kicked off in Bengbu, east China’s Anhui Province. With Azerbaijan as the first “Guest of Honour Country”, the China-initiated forum offers a platform …

Azerbaijani Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov and a senior NATO official have discussed the further progress of bilateral military cooperation and the latest regional developments, the Defence Ministry reported on October 12. At the meeting held in Baku on October 12, Hasanov briefed Chief of the Partnerships Directorate of the NATO Allied Powers …

Azerbaijan and Tajikistan have discussed prospects for increasing the mutual export and investment potential, the Export and Investment Promotion Foundation has reported. During the videoconference attended by representatives of the two countries’ government agencies, the parties also discussed the prospects for trade and economic cooperation. Azerbaijan’s Deputy Economy Minister Rovshan Najaf …

Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Leyla Abdullayeva has said that the Iranian Foreign Ministry does not stop its smear campaign against Azerbaijan. She made the remarks while commenting on Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian’s interview with the Lebanese Al-Manar TV channel. “Unfortunately, the Iranian Foreign Ministry does not stop its smear …

Since the start of the year, wholesale gas prices in Europe have risen by 250 percent. The record-high prices in Europe are driven by increased demand (due to the wider economic recovery and weather-related factors), competition with Asia for LNG, and a limited supply response from Gazprom, Europe’s largest supplier, …