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Azerbaijan–China strategic alliance is a historic regional milestone, MP says
Azerbaijan’s strategic partnership with a global power like China is a historic milestone not only bilaterally, but also regionally, said Soltan Mammadov, head of the Azerbaijan–China Interparliamentary Relations Working Group, during today's...

Azerbaijan to fine NGOs that violate requirements of legislation related to services and work
Fines are being established for violations of legal requirements related to the provision of services and execution of work by non-governmental organizations, APA reports. This is reflected in the proposed amendment to the Code of the Republic of...

Azerbaijan's Baku Hosts 58Th Session Of Executive Council Of Int'l Civil Defence Organization (PHOTO/VIDEO)
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 8. The 58th session of the Executive Council of the International Civil Defense Organization (ICDO) has started its work in Baku, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations told Trend . The...

Azerbaijan`s Minister of Emergency Situations holds bilateral meeting with Russian counterpart
Azerbaijan’s Minister of Emergency Situations, Colonel General Kamaladdin Heydarov, held a bilateral meeting with the head of Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations, Aleksandr Kurenkov, APA reports citing the Russian Ministry. Aleksandr...

Azerbaijan Invites Slovenian Companies To Hop On Green Energy Bandwagon
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 8. Slovenia's leading energy companies have been invited to participate in Azerbaijan's green energy projects both as investors and offtakers, Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov said in...

Azerbaijani deaths in Yekaterinburg reignite tensions between Baku and Moscow
After the incident involving a plane carrying 67 people that crashed in December due to “interference” with the war in Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Russia are once again in the midst of a diplomatic crisis over a police raid. In the background is the...

Azerbaijan's Milli Majlis adopts amendments to Nakhchivan Constitution
At today’s session of the Milli Majlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan, the draft Constitutional Law “On the Approval of Amendments to the Constitution of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic” was put up for discussion, APA reports. The draft law...
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Azerbaijan participates in 47th UNESCO World Heritage Committee Session [PHOTOS]
The 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has commenced at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, according to a statement from the Azerbaijani National Commission for UNESCO, Azernews reports. "The Azerbaijani contingent is actively engaging...

Azerbaijan, Slovenia Focus On Expansion Of Gas Supplies And Energy Co-Op (PHOTO)
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 8. Azerbaijan and Slovenia are considering an expansion of natural gas supplies, Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov wrote on X, Trend reports. "At the invitation of Bojan Kumer,...

Azerbaijan's ASCO, Chinese Company Lean Forward To Next Level Of Ties (PHOTO)
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 8. A powwow took place at ASCO, one of the cogs in Azerbaijan's AZCON Holding wheel, with delegates from the Chinese SPSI Cloud Port Development Group Co., Ltd., who are in town for a visit, ASCO...

Azerbaijan's Vagif Days Set To Bring Poetry Lovers Together Again
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 8. The next Vagif Poetry Days will be held under the organization of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the Ministry of Culture, and the Azerbaijan Writers' Union, a source in the ministry told Trend...

Azerbaijan Participating In 47Th Session Of UNESCO World Heritage Committee (PHOTO)
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 8. The 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has begun its work at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, the Azerbaijani National Commission for UNESCO said in a statement, Trend...

Azerbaijan tightens regulations on bank operations involving foreign financial sources
Bank transactions and any other operations cannot be carried out under contracts for services rendered or work performed using unregistered foreign financial sources, APA reports. This provision is reflected in the amendments to the laws “On...

Azercell joins the global telecom and technology alliance
10:32 En Azercell has officially joined the TeleManagement Forum (TM Forum), a global alliance of telecom and technology companies that drive digital transformation across the communications industry. Under its umbrella, the TM Forum community...

Azerbaijani, Saudi Arabian Chiefs of General Staff hold meeting
Lieutenant General Fayad Al-Ruwaili, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia, met with Lieutenant General Karim Valiyev, First Deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan and Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijani Army,...

Azerbaijan participates in 47th UNESCO World Heritage Committee Session
The 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has commenced at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, according to a statement from the Azerbaijani National Commission for UNESCO. "The Azerbaijani contingent is actively engaging in this esteemed...

Azerbaijan to introduce fixed monthly tariff for electricity
A fixed monthly tariff for electricity consumption will be introduced in Azerbaijan, APA reports. This amendment was adopted during the third reading of the draft law on “Electric Power” at today’s session of the Milli Majlis (Parliament)....

Baku hosts 58th session of the Executive Board of the International Civil Defence Organization -
The 58th session of the Executive Board of the International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO) has started its work in Baku, the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) told APA. The session, attended by the heads of emergency management agencies...

Azerbaijan raises retirement age for prosecutors to 65
The retirement age for service in the prosecutor's office is being increased, APA reports. At today’s session of the Milli Majlis, proposed amendments to the draft law “On Service in Prosecutor’s Offices” were discussed. According to the...

Azerbaijan’s strategic vision: Presidential aide talks energy, peace, and diplomacy with Slovak media
In an exclusive interview with Hospodárske noviny, a Slovak media outlet, Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, shares Baku’s strategic goals...