By 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 –
By President Aliyev Says Azerbaijan Does Not Have Territorial Claims Against Armenia
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said last week although the Zangazur region and the city of Iravan, the capital of modern-day Armenia, are historical lands of Azerbaijan, Baku does not make claims to these territories. The president explained that both Zangazur and Iravan were inhabited by indigenous Azerbaijanis before they were
Lukashenko to visit Azerbaijan 13 April
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko will pay a visit to Azerbaijan on 13 April. The two-day visit has an intensive agenda. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev are scheduled to have two meetings. One of them will take place right after Aleksandr Lukashenko’s arrival in Baru. In the
Azerbaijan protests at Human Rights Watch report
Azerbaijan’s Committee against Torture has protested against the Human Rights Watch’s claims alleging that Azerbaijan does not treat POWs in accordance with the Geneva Conventions, news sources have reported. “We regret to state that the latest report of this organization, which refers to the cruel treatment of Armenian prisoners of
Azerbaijani youth stage protest rally before Armenian embassy in Georgia
A group of young Azerbaijanis is staging a “silent” protest before the Armenian embassy in Georgia, Tbilisi.The rally protested the recent attempts and provocations by Armenia against Azerbaijan in the direction of the Tovuz region. The youth wearing t-shirts with the slogans in English, “End to Armenian terror!”, “End to
Azerbaijan’s Innovation Center talks on activities to support local startup ecosystem
The Innovation Center of Azerbaijan, together with other organizations, is conducting various events to support them in bringing the number of countrywide start-up projects to 500. According to the source, the center annually holds more than 10 hackathons (forums for developers, during which specialists from different areas of software development
Georgian Patriarch thanks Azerbaijan
Patriarch-Catholicos of Georgia Ilya II and Director-General of SOCAR Energy Georgia Mahir Mammadov held a meeting. The sides discussed issues of cooperation at the meeting. Ilya II thanked SOCAR Energy Georgia for its support to the patriarchate for five years. The Georgian Patriarchate archpriest Giorgi Zviadadze said that the meeting
Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament expresses condolences to Turkish counterpart
Chairwoman of the Milli Mаjlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova sent a letter of condolences to the speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Mustafa Shantop, Trend reports citing to the press and public relations department of the Milli Majlis. Sahiba Gafarova said that she deeply regrets the murder of
Azerbaijan successfully tests Turkish-made minesweepers
Turkish-made mine-clearing equipment supplied last week has passed all required tests in Azerbaijan, officials said on Wednesday. The Turkish National Defense Ministry said last week on Twitter that an air force cargo plane had departed for the Azerbaijani capital Baku with 20 units of mechanical minesweeping equipment. MEMATT (Mechanical Mine-Clearing
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
