Tag Archives: Baku

Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has reiterated Azerbaijan’s commitment to cooperation with Armenia to bolster regional peace and security, Azernews reports, citing the ministry. Bayramov made the remark at the 132nd session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE) in Turin, Italy on May 20. The minister …

The historical architectural reserve – the Fire Temple – Ateshgah is situated in the center of the Absheron Peninsula in Surakhani settlement. The temple is situated in a place where from the ancient times until the XIX century natural gas oozed out of the surface being a reason of the …

Baku has dismissed as inaccurate the Russian Defence Ministry statement on the withdrawal of Azerbaijani troops from Farrukh village in Karabakh’s Khojaly region. In a statement published on March 27, the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry said: “The Azerbaijani Defence Ministry regrets that the points reflected in the Russian Defence Ministry statement dated …

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian have discussed cooperation and regional issues, the ministry reported on March 8. In a phone conversation, the ministers emphasized the importance of the next meeting of the two countries’ State Commission for Economic, Trade, and Humanitarian Cooperation, which will …

A memorandum on a sister city relationship between Baku and Dushanbe has been signed as part of an official visit of Speaker of the Majlisi Milli, Supreme Assembly of the National Parliament of the Republic of Tajikistan Rustam Emomali to Azerbaijan. The document was inked by Head of the Baku …

Azerbaijani Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov and Georgia’s Economy and Sustainable Development Minister Natela Turnava have discussed the potential expansion of trade relations and mutual investment. The discussion took place on the sidelines of the Azerbaijan-Turkey-Georgia business forum that kicked off in Baku on December 14. During the meeting, Jabbarov noted that successful bilateral …

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has described as biased a statement made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn during his speech at the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council. The ministry said that Jean Asselborn’s statement completely contradicts the relevant principles of international law and …

The Russian Information and Cultural Center in Baku has displayed children’s drawings. The exhibition titled “Through the Eyes of Purity” brought 15 young artists, students of the Free children educational Center taught by Sevda Kazimova. The main goal of the art project is to unleash creativity of young talents. The virtual exposition featured nearly 28 …

Filmmakers from Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan have joined a virtual conference aimed at strengthening of the cooperation in the film industry. The conference was attended by the Ambassador of Uzbekistan Bakhrom Ashrafkhanov, First Deputy Director of the Uzbekkino National Agency Shukhrat Rizayev, film director, People’s Artist Vagif Mustafayev, the head of …

Euronews has posted an article about the liberated Aghdam district of Azerbaijan. The Euronews correspondent spoke with an Azerbaijani refugee from Aghdam who said everything had changed in his home city. “Nothing is left of what once was here,” he said. Euronews said the word “Aghdam” means “a white house” …