By Azerbaijan will fully restore its territorial integrity, President Ilham Aliyev said in an interview with Azerbaijan Television. The head of state gave an interview to Azerbaijan Television following taking part in a sail-away ceremony of the Garabagh field jacket at the Heydar Aliyev Baku Deepwater Jackets Plant. He noted that
Amendments to state budget for 2020 adopted by Azerbaijani parliament in second reading
Amendments to the state budget of Azerbaijan for 2020 were discussed at an extraordinary meeting of the Azerbaijani parliament held on August 6, Trend reports. Based on calculations carried out given the updated macroeconomic forecasts for the current year, the revised state budget revenues for 2020 are envisaged in the
Peter Tase: Open Society Foundations’ headquarters in Armenia – real political risk for Caucasus region
Open Society Foundations are a menace to European nations and encourage governments to operate in secrecy, violate human rights and conduct public spending outside of the public eyes, Peter M. Tase, the US expert on European and Latin American Politics, told Trend. Tase noted that Open Society Foundations established by
3 Azerbaijani troops martyred in clash with Armenia
Three Azerbaijani soldiers were martyred and four others injured in a border clash with Armenian troops on Sunday. In a statement, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said the Armenian army had fired at positions held by Azerbaijan in the northwestern Tovuz region. “The attack by Armenia, with the use of artillery, against the positions of the
President Aliyev says economic growth, diversification among Azerbaijan’s priorities
President Ilham Aliyev has said that the sustainable development of the economy based on diversification and economic growth are priorities for the government. Aliyev made the remarks during the video conference with Anna Bjerde, World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia, on June 17. World Bank Regional Director for
Azerbaijan, Georgia extend period of border closure
The period of state border closure between Azerbaijan and Georgia has been extended until April 20, Azerbaijan’s Cabinet of Ministers told Trend. The decision to close borders between the two countries was made March 13 in order to ensure the security and health of citizens of both countries against coronavirus
Azerbaijani embassy in US appeals to fellow citizens
The embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the US has appealed to the Azerbaijani citizens who are currently staying in this country, Trend reports referring to the embassy. “Taking into account the emergency situation in the US, we ask the Azerbaijani citizens living in the US to register in the relevant
Monument to Muslim Magomayev to be erected in National Seaside Park
“Monument to Muslim Magomayev to be erected in Baku will be prepared by me,” People’s Artist, sculptor Omar Eldarov told APA. According to him, the place where the monument to be erected have been determined as well. The monument to Muslim Magomayev will be erected in National Seaside Park: “ The
Mikheil Saakashvili is accused of arms smuggling
Georgian general Tristan Tsitelashvili announced that politician Mikheil Saakashvili was smuggling weapons and drugs when he was a president of Georgia, as well as a governor of the Odessa (Ukraine). “When Saakashvili was the governor of Odessa region, he was engaged in arms smuggling . He also was involved in
The main road of Algeti blocked by the residents
The residents of Algeti (Georgia’s region of Kvemo Kartli) blocked the road in order to force the government to take on the problem of water and gas supply to the village. Locals say they have been out of facilities for more than two years. Algeti municipality confirm the lack of
