On January 25, German Ambassador to Georgia Hubert Knirsch visited Marneuli, the Georgian city of the region of Kvemo Kartli in which the Azerbaijani community compactly lives. During the visit organized through the mediation of the region coordinator for protection of civil society Samira Bayramova, German diplomat held the meeting
Aliyev, Erdogan sign declaration on allied ties between Azerbaijan and Turkey
Presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey Ilham Aliyev and Recep Tayyip Erdogan have signed the declaration on allied relations between the two countries in the town of Shusha. “The agreement that we signed has historic importance,” Aliyev told reporters after putting his signature on the document. According to him, the agreement
Azerbaijan, Georgia eye cooperation in culture and sports
Azerbaijani Ambassador to Georgia Faig Guliyev has met with the country’s Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth Tea Tsulukiani to discuss partnership in culture and sports. During the meeting, the sides hailed the development of Azerbaijan-Georgia ties, including in sports and cultural areas. The sides exchanged views on prospects for cooperation between the two
Azerbaijan names number of foreign visitors in 1Q2021
Some 117,200 foreigners and stateless persons from 128 countries visited Azerbaijan in the first 3 months of 2021, which shows a year-on-year decrease by 4.4 times. Most of the visitors came to Azerbaijan with non-tourist purpose. Some 33 percent of the total number were citizens of Russia, 27.9 percent –
Azerbaijan’s National Assembly approves passport-free travel with Turkey
Azerbaijan’s National Assembly approved agreements Monday allowing passport-free travel between Azerbaijan and Turkey and the establishment of a joint media platform between the two countries. At the first meeting of the spring session of Azerbaijan’s parliament, lawmakers discussed a memorandum of understanding between the two countries on strategic cooperation in
Coca-Cola to build plant in Azerbaijan
The representative office of Coca-Cola company in Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan Coca-Cola Bottlers LLC and the country’s Ministry of Economy signed a Memorandum of Understanding, Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov wrote on Twitter, Trend reports. In accordance with the agreement, one of the world’s largest Coca-Cola companies will build its plant
One of sections of Baku-Georgia highway improved
Work to improve the Baku-Ganja section to the first technical degree on the 503 kilometers of the Baku-Alat-Gazakh-Georgia state border highway has been completed, the State Agency of Azerbaijan Automobile Roads told Trend. According to the agency, work is being successfully continued to expand the road to four lanes on
Azerbaijan, Japan discuss tourism cooperation
Azerbaijan and Japan have agreed to work together to strengthen cooperation in the tourism sector as Azerbaijani ambassador Gursel Ismayilzade met with President of the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) Tadashi Shimura. The Azerbaijani ambassador hailed Azerbaijan-Japan relations as fruitful, noting great potential for developing cooperation in tourism and
MP: For the first time, Azerbaijan to attend PACE session as a country that has restored its territorial integrity
The philosophy of Azerbaijan’s participation and membership in the Council of Europe has changed, Samad Seyidov, MP, Head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), told News.Az. Azerbaijani MPs are due to take part in the PACE winter session scheduled for January 24-29.
Azerbaijan signs co-op roadmap on Lapis Lazuli corridor with Turkmenistan, Afghanistan
Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan have signed a roadmap for cooperation on the Lapis Lazuli transit and transport corridor, Turkmenistan Foreign Ministry reported on its official website. The signing of the roadmap followed a trilateral online meeting of the heads of the interagency group of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan. The group