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Azerbaijan, UAE approve Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
Baku, October 17, AZERTAC Azerbaijan’s Parliament has approved the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The bill on the approval of the “Comprehensive Economic...
Diaspora expectations and Armenia’s 2026 election
In roughly eight months, Armenia will hold its 2026 parliamentary election. The process of winning and allocating seats in the National Assembly can be complicated, but in the parliamentary system of governance, the party that wins the majority of...
International Civil Defence Organization and UN Humanitarian Office pledge closer cooperation
Vienna, October 17, AZERTAC Arguj Kalantarli, Secretary-General of the International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO), met with Ramesh Rajasingham, Head and Representative of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs...
Azerbaijan marks 34 years since restoring independence
Today marks 34 years since the restoration of Azerbaijan’s independence, APA reports. On October 18, 1991, at a session of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Constitutional Act “On the State Independence of the Republic of...
Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited “Alem.ai” International Artificial Intelligence Center in Astana VIDEO
Astana, October 21, AZERTAC On October 21, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the “Alem.ai” International Artificial Intelligence Center in Astana....
Presidents of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan delivered press statements -
On October 21, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, made press statements, APA reports. The President of Kazakhstan made the statement first. Statement by...
Azerbaijan Sovereignty Exhibition Opens at Sofia University on Friday
The exhibition "Azerbaijan on the Path to State Sovereignty" opened in the central foyer of Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski on Friday, with official guests including Vice Rector for International Relations Reneta Bozhankova, Embassy of the...
“AzerGold” CJSC participates in 5th “Rebuild Karabakh” exhibition
Baku, October 17, AZERTAC “AzerGold” Closed Joint Stock Company (CJSC) took part with a special stand at the 5th anniversary edition of the Azerbaijan International “Rebuild Karabakh” – Restoration, Reconstruction and Development of Karabakh...
Azerbaijani Ombudsman addresses international conference in Malta
Baku, October 17, AZERTAC Sabina Aliyeva, Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, participated in an international conference on the theme “Upholding Good Governance in Challenging Times: The Role of the Ombudsman”...
Azerbaijani and Uzbek higher military educational institutions sign memorandum
Baku, October 17, AZERTAC A roundtable discussion and signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Cooperation were held as part of the Unity-2025 (Birlik-2025) joint regional exercise in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported....
Azerbaijan and Slovakia explore prospects for military-technical cooperation
Photo credit: The Defence Ministry of Azerbaijan On October 9, Colonel General Karim Valiyev, the First Deputy Minister of Defense and Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army, met with a delegation headed by General Daniel Zmeko, the...
Azerbaijan joins International Water Convention event in Geneva
Baku, October 17, AZERTAC An Azerbaijani delegation participated in the 6th joint meeting of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and the Working Group on Monitoring and Assessment held in Geneva, Switzerland. The...
Azerbaijan's transport experience highlighted at international event in Paris
Baku, October 17, AZERTAC Alish Ismayilov, expert for Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, attended an international roundtable on "Accessibility of Persons with Disabilities to Transport" held by the International Transport...
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev addresses 4th meeting of Asian Cultural Council of ICAPP
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev addressed the participants of the 4th meeting of the Asian Cultural Council of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties, APA reports. The address reads: "Dear event participants,...
Azerbaijan joins 6th Islamic Conference of Labor Ministers in Doha
Baku, October 17, Azerbaijan Held under the theme “Local Experiences, Global Achievements: Success Stories in the Islamic World,” Doha hosts the 6th Conference of Ministers of Labor of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states....
Azerbaijan’s parliament approves economic partnership deal with UAE
Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis has approved the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), News.Az reports, citing local media. The bill on the approval of the “Comprehensive...
Armenia handed over everything possible to Azerbaijan - politician
ArmInfo. Armenia, at Azerbaijan's request, through direct negotiations without intermediaries, was handing over everything possible, sacrificing its national and state interests. Edmon Marukyan, leader of the Bright Armenia party, wrote on his...
Ilham Aliyev: A new era of peace has begun between Azerbaijan and Armenia
A new chapter of peace has opened between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev declared, announcing the removal of all restrictions on cargo transit between the two South Caucasus neighbors. “Today marks the beginning of a...
To be or not to be for Azerbaijan “on the ground” in the Middle East?
The recent developments in the Middle East — and Azerbaijan’s involvement in at least two cases (Syria and the Peace Summit on Gaza in Egypt) — have once again raised the question of what form Azerbaijan’s participation in the region’s complex...
Astana hosted second meeting of Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan Supreme Interstate Council -PHOTO-UPDATED
On October 21, the second meeting of the Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan Supreme Interstate Council was held in Astana with the participation of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart...