Russia & CIS

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres discussed international issues in a phone call on Friday according to the Russian Foreign Ministry TASS reports

Azerbaijan and Cambodia have held political consultations in the city of Phnom Penh Azerbaijans delegation was led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ramiz Hasanov while Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Uch Borit headed the Cambodian delegation

Concluding a new comprehensive bilateral agreement between European Union EU and Azerbaijan remains a top priority said in the report published on the official website of the organization Trend reports March 15

Facing growing farright extremism Germany has been shaken by more than 100 bomb and death threats sent by neoNazi groups to lawyers politicians and institutions in recent weeks according to Daily Sabah

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Southern Gas Corridor CJSCs SGC senior unsecured Eurobonds longterm rating at BB Trend reports referring to Fitch Ratings

According to the information to date there are 5 million 209 thousand 420 voters in Azerbaijan with women constituting 5083 of votes and men 4917 votes

Former chief of staff of Azerbaijans Ministry of Communications and High Technologies Vidadi Zeynalov has been released from prison Trend reports March 15

On March 14 on the eve of the Novruz holiday the brewing company Carlsberg Azerbaijan together with the environmental organization Green Baku organized the planting of olive trees on the territory of the Baku Engineering University

An Armenian court on Friday granted the Special Investigation Services SIS petition to extend for two more months the custody of the countrys expresident Robert Kocharyan according to newsam

Azerbaijan and Iran are discussing an agreement on the construction of a road bridge and a pedestrian crossing over the Astarachay river Azerbaijans Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev said Trend reports

Changing the format of the negotiations on the settlement of the NagornoKarabakh conflict is possible only with the consent of the sides Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters at a press briefing Trend reports

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Director General of the Islamic Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ISESCO Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri

Azercell Telecom LLC the leader of the mobile communication sector of the country continues to please its subscribers on the eve of Novruz Holiday

In JanuaryFebruary 2019 Azerbaijan exported 578 million tons of oil which is 58 percent more than in the same period of 2018 Trend reports referring to the State Customs Committee of the country

At least one gunman killed 49 people and wounded more than 20 during Friday prayers at two New Zealand mosques in the countrys worst ever mass shooting which Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern condemned as terrorism Reuters reported

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University Special Advisor to United Nations SecretaryGeneral on the Sustainable Development Goals Jeffrey Sachs

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Chairman of the Board of Directors of King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies Turki AlFaisal

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led by Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance of the Islamic Republic of Iran Farhad Dejpasand

Successful foreign policy by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev contributed to the growth in the number of countries supporting Azerbaijan Prime Minister Novruz Mammadov said Trend reports March 15

The winner of the 2nd Best Mobile Photo competition that ended on March 1 has been announced