US-based The National Interest magazine has published an article by Luke Coffey, director of The Heritage Foundation's Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies. Headlined "America Needs Strategic Partners like Azerbaijan", the article says: "Azerbaijan, a small but important country located in the South Caucasus on the Caspian ...

Establishing direct flights between India and Azerbaijan would greatly enhance flow of businessmen and tourists, Indian Ambassador Sanjay Rana told Trend in an interview. Rana stressed that the direct flights would create new business opportunities in tourism, medical services and people to people links. "Indians are increasingly traveling abroad ...

The Republic of Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev called for further efforts to boost Tehran-Baku cooperation in the area of tourism. Aliyev paid an official visit to Iran’s pavilion at Azerbaijan International Travel and Tourism Fair (AITF) in Baku on Friday and praised the Islamic Republic’s tourism attractions and capacities....

Today, the Public Chamber of the Azerbaijani opposition held a protest rally in front of the Mayoral Administration of Baku. Protesters demanded that the Azerbaijani government respected the right of the Azerbaijani citizens to freedom of assembly and released the opposition activists jailed for their participation in opposition rallies. The Azerbaijani ...

An Azerbaijan-Ukraine business meeting will be held on April ۴ in Baku as part of a visit of Ukrainian delegation led by Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov. The event will be organized by Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO). The meeting will bring together businessmen representing agricultural, energy, ICT, machine building, ...

Professor of the Baku Slavic University Rahila Geybullayeva will be participating in an international conference entitled “European social science history” on April ۱۱-۱۴ in Glasgow, Scotland. The international conference will be attended by representatives of more than ۴۰ countries.

Greek ambassador: “The current economic crisis in our country has no impact on bilateral relations with Azerbaijan” A conference dedicated to the ۲۰th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Greece kicked off in Baku on Tuesday, APA reports. In his welcoming speech, Greek Ambassador to Azerbaijan Ioannis Metaxas said ...

Azerbaijani Minister of Youth and Sport Azad Rahimov started official visit to Great Britain, Press services of the Ministry told APA. The visit aimed to meet with officials on The Olympic & Paralympics games in London and hold discussions. Within the visit, the minister met with Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson and British Olympic Association ...

Baku. Rashad Suleymanov – APA. Azerbaijan is fully ready for the Baku session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, head of the Azerbaijani delegation to Euronest PA, parliamentarian Elkhan Suleymanov told APA. He said technical and organizational issues for the session that will be held in Baku on April ۲-۴ have been completed. The session ...

The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has extended Novruz Holiday greetings to the Azerbaijani people. The congratulation letter reads: “Dear compatriots! I cordially congratulate you on Novruz holiday! I wish you health, happiness and success. Novruz is one of the most favorite holidays of our people. Thanks to the inexhaustible spiritual ...

Baku. Viktoriya Dementyeva-APA. ‘I don’t think that the problem of our inability to reach a peace agreement has been the format of the Minsk Group or the format of the co-chairs. The problem is that these are very difficult questions. The differences between the sides are very great, and frankly, there’s a lack of trust. Changing ...

The negotiation process over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement is quite intense, OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairman from Russia Igor Popov said in an interview with RIA Novosti. "The basic principles of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, which should become the basis for the development of a future peace agreement, are being discussed,...

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) intends building a new oil refinery in Kyrgyzstan with a likely location in the country's Chuy province, the Kyrgyz Energy Ministry said on Monday.According to information, the Chuy province administration has offered four parcels of land for the construction of SOCAR's oil refinery with a capacity of two ...

First Lady of Azerbaijan, President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva on Monday met with Turkish Foreign Minister's spouse Sare Davutoglu.Welcoming the guests at the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Mehriban Aliyeva stressed the importance of relations between the two sister countries.Sare Davutoglu stressed the importance of the Congress on theme ...

Azerbaijani delegation headed by Defence Minister, Colonel-General Safar Abiyev, met with Iran's Defence Minister Ahmed Wahidi in Tehran, Iranian Defense Ministry's official website said on Monday. The sides discussed at the meeting issues of military-technical cooperation and regional security. Iran's Defence Minister Ahmed Wahidi noted wide potential ...

Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday, Trend reported quoting the official website of the Iranian president.During the meeting, Ahmadinejad described the relations between the two countries as sincere and fraternal, and said that there is no misunderstanding between the two countries."...

A number of streets and roads will be closed for the traffic movement in Baku in connection with the Novruz festivities , Baku State Central Traffic Police Department spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Vagif Asadov told Trend. He said the traffic movement will be closed in the direction of Youth Square, from the intersection of Istiglaliyat Street and Azerbaijan ...

Baku, March ۱۲ (AzerTAc). An Azerbaijan-Croatia business forum has today been held in Baku with participation of Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Ivo Josipovic. The event brought together officials, more than ۲۰۰ businessmen form both countries representing a wide range of fields, including agricultural, industry, energy, construction, ICT and healthcare....

Baku, March ۱۰ (AzerTAc). The constituent Congress of the World Azerbaijani Youth Union will be held in Baku on Monday. According to the press service of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora, the Congress organized, by the Azerbaijani youth living abroad, will bring together about ۵۰۰ delegates and guests, representatives of Azerbaijani youth ...